Theodore G. Striphas is an American academic and author of ''
The Late Age of Print''.
Career
Striphas received his
PhD from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
He is currently an associate professor of Media Studies in the College of Media, Communication and Information at the
University of Colorado Boulder
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''The Late Age of Print''
''
The Late Age of Print'' is Striphas's best-known and best-selling work, published by
Columbia University Press
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. The book discusses technological innovations in printing and publishing, such as
Google
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's book scanning and
Amazon's Kindle. In addition, ''The Late Age of Print'' discusses the inevitability of the
Borders Bookstore bankruptcy and subsequent closure. The book has received generally positive reviews from
The Guardian
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and other sources.
Striphas's blog continues discussion of the critical and technological issues raised in ''The Late Age of Print.'' The blog has received praise from
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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and other sources.
Awards
He received the 2010 Book of the Year Award from the
National Communication Association
The National Communication Association (NCA) is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication.
Organization
NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual me ...
's Critical Cultural Studies Division for ''The Late Age of Print''.
References
External links
Blog: The Late Age of PrintIndiana University faculty pageDepartment of Communication and Culture faculty page
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Living people
Indiana University faculty
American male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)