Microchip Implants and The Culture of Print: Abstraction Over Obsolescence
This paper will discuss how microchip implants and its attendant modes of information storage and dissemination will affect print culture. The convergence of neuroscience, robotics, nanotechnology, bio-technology and telecommunications provide alternative ways of configuring and transmitting information without an overt reliance on external devices. In the light of these imminent changes, this paper proposes methods of preserving the integrity of print culture. An effective way of averting obsolescence is to ‘abstract’ the book from its physical features and re-conceive it as an ‘abstract’ informational entity. In particular, this analysis will parse out the features of ‘abstraction’ that will allow the ‘book’ to survive, albeit in a different context.
Keywords: Microchip Implants, Print Culture, Neural Media, Neuroscience
Dr. Roy Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Multimedia Arts, Duquesne University
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Ref: B06P0116