Dr Neil H
@drneilh.bsky.social
Wannabe media scholar. Got my PhD in 2020 but struggling to find my academic niche
"Close reading, by contrast, correlates with deep attention, the cognitive mode traditionally associated with the humanities that prefers a single information stream, focuses on a single cultural object for a relatively long time, and has a high tolerance for boredom." [2/2]
January 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"Close reading, by contrast, correlates with deep attention, the cognitive mode traditionally associated with the humanities that prefers a single information stream, focuses on a single cultural object for a relatively long time, and has a high tolerance for boredom." [2/2]
From Hayles' book 'How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis': "Hyper reading correlates..with hyper attention, a low threshold for boredom, alternates flexibly between different information streams, and prefers a high level of stimulation. [1/2]
January 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From Hayles' book 'How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis': "Hyper reading correlates..with hyper attention, a low threshold for boredom, alternates flexibly between different information streams, and prefers a high level of stimulation. [1/2]
You mean the thing that supposedly goes in the cup holder?
November 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
You mean the thing that supposedly goes in the cup holder?
N. I say instead that isekai is a subset of the "protagonist from our world is transported to a new and fantastical reality" subgenre, of which HGttG is an example
November 28, 2024 at 2:04 AM
N. I say instead that isekai is a subset of the "protagonist from our world is transported to a new and fantastical reality" subgenre, of which HGttG is an example