New publication announcement:

"What we can learn from books in the digital age," in Studies in Communication Sciences.

https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2023.03.3688

What do kenaf and soybeans have to do with print media? Innovative manufacturers have used these materials to make paper and ink to print books about the environment.

This article highlights three books aiming in form and content to model sustainable media production.

Open access!

#paperology #media #materiality #paper #sustainability

Pleased to announce the publication of my article, "The International Materiality of Domestic Information: The Geopolitics of Newsprint During World War II and the Cold War," in The International History Review.

https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2021.2011371

The piece traces global newsprint flows in the mid-20th century and shows the importance of US-Canada relations to them. For many people, being an informed citizen meant relying on foreign trade in newsprint.

#media #materiality #paperology #newsprint #paper