The Near-Death of the Author describes the plight of contemporary authors in the internet age

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. "Heroes with Names": What Is the Author?

2. "I Don’t Own It": Contemporary Complications

3. Who Is the Author / Who Are the Authors?

4. A Brief History of the Author

5. The Alleged Death of the Author: Post-structuralism and Postmodernism

6. The Author and Technology: Downloading vs. Copyright

7. Big Data Writing: Author as Algorithm

8. AI vs. the Author

9. "Creative ReUse": Post-authorship in Internet Culture

Notes
Bibliography
Index