William Blake and the Digital Humanities: Collaboration, Participation, and Social Media

by Jason Whittaker and Roger Whitson

William Blake's work demonstrates two tendencies that are central to social media: collaboration and participation. Not only does Blake cite and adapt the work of earlier authors and visual artists, but contemporary authors, musicians, and filmmakers feel compelled to use Blake in their own creative acts. This book identifies and examines Blake's work as a social and participatory network, a phenomenon described as zoamorphosis, which encourages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138858528
• ISBN13: 9781138858527
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"