{"title":"Jessica Pressman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Pressman\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of literature and digital culture with a keen analytical eye. Her works invite readers to consider how traditional texts evolve in the context of new media, blending deep scholarship with accessible insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, her writing delves into themes of bookishness and the materiality of texts, offering a fresh perspective on reading and literary history in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bookishness-by-jessica-pressman-9780231195133","title":"Bookishness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-first-century culture is obsessed with books. In a time when many voices have joined to predict the death of print, books continue to resurface in new and unexpected ways. From the proliferation of \"shelfies\" to Jane Austen–themed leggings and from decorative pillows printed with beloved book covers to bookwork sculptures exhibited in prestigious collections, books are everywhere and are not just for reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriters have caught up with this trend: many contemporary novels depict books as central characters or fetishise paper and print thematically and formally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBookishness\u003c\/em\u003e, Jessica Pressman examines the new status of the book as object and symbol. She explores the rise of \"bookishness\" as an identity and an aesthetic strategy that proliferates from store-window décor to experimental writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from literature to kitsch objects, stop-motion animation films to book design, Pressman considers the multivalent meanings of books in contemporary culture. Books can represent shelter from—or a weapon against—the dangers of the digital; they can act as memorials and express a sense of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining the works of writers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Jennifer Egan, Mark Z. Danielewski, and Leanne Shapton, Pressman illuminates the status of the book as a fetish object and its significance for understanding contemporary fakery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together media studies, book history, and literary criticism, \u003cem\u003eBookishness\u003c\/em\u003e explains how books still give meaning to our lives in a digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462657261804,"sku":"9780231195133","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231195133-bookishness.jpg?v=1775020233"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jessica-pressman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}