Book Reviews and Beyond. The Transformations of Literature and Art Criticism in Periodicals Between the 18th and the 21st Centuries 1st International Conference Università IULM – Milan, Italy June 03-05 2020 Although unquestionably all-pervasive within the history of modern and contemporary press, the ‘review form’ has been to present an... Read more →
01/10/2020
11/27/2019
BOOK: CANDY CRUSH AND CAPITALISM BY ALFIE BOWN
I'm happy to announce that my latest translation, Alfie Bown's Candy Crush and Capitalism (2015) is available from NOT/NERO Editions. Titled Capitalismo e Candy Crush, the book features a new introduction by the author. Below is the original synopsis: Using a range of ‘case studies’ from Critical Theory to Candy... Read more →
09/29/2019
BOOK: HANGING OUT, MESSING AROUND, AND GEEKING OUT, 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY (2009-2019)
I can't believe it's been a decade already! MIT Press ha released the tenth anniversary edition of Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out, 10e. Kids Living and Learning with New Media, "a foundational text in digital media and learning, examining new media practices that range from podcasting to online... Read more →
09/22/2019
BOOK: INTERARTES. DIEGESI MIGRANTI (OCTOBER 16 2019, MILAN, ITALY)
Mimesis Edizioni ha dato alle stampe l'antologia di saggi InterArtes curata da Laura Brignoli. Frutto di una ricerca finanziata dall'Università IULM di Milano sul tema della transmedialità, InterArtes propone una serie di studi che indagano da un punto di vista testuale, socio-culturale, enciclopedico, editoriale, economico-produttivo, il reimpiego consapevole di tematiche... Read more →
07/31/2019
MEDIA COVERAGE: FENOMENOLOGIA DI GRAND THEFT AUTO SU NERDCORE
Online gaming magazine Nerdcore has just published an excepted version of an essay by Matthew Thomas Payne e Michael Fleisch featured in Fenomenologia di Grand Theft Auto titled Sorvegliare la sabbiera in Grand Theft Auto Online (Policing the Sandbox in Grand Theft Auto Online, originally). Click the image below for... Read more →