tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31783628.post7984090108144757746..comments2024-02-21T06:57:22.256-05:00Comments on Unemployed Negativity: What We Write About When We Write About Movies: Or, Memory in the Age of Youtubeunemployed negativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251742512967070290noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31783628.post-27371193282939433362011-02-25T22:45:03.464-05:002011-02-25T22:45:03.464-05:00Oh, and you should totally write the book on Dawn ...Oh, and you should totally write the book on Dawn of the Dead.unemployed negativityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251742512967070290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31783628.post-16744646082229309922011-02-24T12:09:09.873-05:002011-02-24T12:09:09.873-05:00I actually did read it on a Kindle, which, as you ...I actually did read it on a Kindle, which, as you point out, introduces a whole different set of issues about memory. Without the tactile space of a book I feel that a kindle is always in the perpetual present, it is just the page that I am reading. So there is a definite loss of memory. At the same time I was able to "underline" the book through the device and directly cut and paste the text into a document. Much is retained in the fully digital relay of mark, cut, and paste, but much is also lost.unemployed negativityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251742512967070290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31783628.post-903871877806959252011-02-24T11:57:04.017-05:002011-02-24T11:57:04.017-05:00SPOILER ALERT would have been a useful tag on this...SPOILER ALERT would have been a useful tag on this post, dr. read. No, I kid. Having put on my glasses prior to reading your post, I already knew that you were going to reveal too much about Lethem's book, which I have downloaded on my Kindle. Further complicating the intertwining of technology, memory, and the stature of reading about moving pictures. As soon as the kindle allows us to read text while watching the movie scenes of each chapter, flickering between remakes and originals, then what will memory become then, especially when Ke$ha is autotuning in the background and the TV is looping video game replays of best campaigns? <br /><br />In short, I can't wait to get at Lethem's book. I wonder if they would let me write one on DAWN OF THE DEAD.john xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179547923690665987noreply@blogger.com