Database as Genre: The Epic Transformation of Archives
@article{Folsom2007DatabaseAG, title={Database as Genre: The Epic Transformation of Archives}, author={Ed Folsom}, journal={PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America}, year={2007}, volume={122}, pages={1571 - 1579} }
genre, in its most reductive form, seemed to have conquered all. Suddenly, you walked down the aisle and, instead of the cacophony of a hundred brands, each bearing its identifying bright colors and trademarks, each arguing for its uniqueness, saw endless rows of plain white or yellow packaging with black letters: Laundry Deter gent, Beef Stew, Pinto Beans, Beer. Every week, the invasion of generic products took over a larger segment of American grocery stores. It seemed the apotheosis of the…
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