Would Computers Have Become so Successful if They Weren't a Tool for Creating and Distributing the Written Word? (Małgorzata Góralska: Piśmienność i r Cover Image

Czy komputery odniosły by taki sukces, gdyby nie stały się narzędziem tworzenia i rozpowszechniania piśmiennictwa? (Małgorzata Góralska: Piśmienność i
Would Computers Have Become so Successful if They Weren't a Tool for Creating and Distributing the Written Word? (Małgorzata Góralska: Piśmienność i r

Author(s): Ewa Głowacka
Subject(s): Review
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika

Summary/Abstract: Review of a book analysing factors due to which the computer has become a massive tool for writing and reading. The book attempts to describe the new communication reality with its development trends (expressed in terms of the following concepts: technology, multiplication, diversification and democratization) in individual and social functioning of the written word. Their occurrence can be seen in relation to the digital revolution, but also to earlier media revolutions, shaping different facets of literacy.

  • Issue Year: 12/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 160-163
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish