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The Space Between: How Hypertext Affects the Author/Reader Divide: Author: Becker, Michael Edward; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: English; Abstract: Authors and readers have been in conflict since the invention of writing, battling over the right to interpret a written document. This has artificially created a split between these two institutions, a split typically divided between those who have the power and money to publish their words to a mass audience and those whose words have been repressed by that publishing system. This thesis examines, through the lens of deconstruction and other post-structuralist threories, how hypertext and other digital technologies have empowered reader to take back some of the functions historically granted...; Download File | View full details