History of reading, hypertext and the digital utopia

History of reading, hypertext and the digital utopia

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The utopian perception of electronic hypertext as a technology capable of revolutionizing reading habits and empowering the reader can only prosper if the nature of technology is taken for granted as a merely gymnastics wall decals instrumental structure and not as a structuring force here capable of producing a new cultural economy of values.This paper advances a critique of the instrumental and operational view to be developed as a continuation of the pioneering work proposed by theoreticians such as Martin Rosenberg and Roger Chartier.