Marcello Vitali-Rosati

Marcello Vitali-Rosati is an assistant professor in Literature and Digital Culture at the Department of French Literature at the Université de Montréal. He studied Philosophy and Literature and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pisa (Italy) and the University of Paris IV La Sorbonne. Previous publications include several articles and four books: Riflessione e trascendenza : Itinerari a partire da Lévinas (ETS, 2003), Corps et virtuel : Itinéraires à partir de Merleau-Ponty (Harmattan, 2009), S’orienter dans le virtuel (Hermann, 2012), and Égarements : Amour, mort et identités numériques (Hermann, 2014). His research focus is to develop a philosophical reflection on digital technologies: the idea of digital identity, the concept of author in the age of the web, the forms of production, publication and diffusion of online content, and the notion of editorialization.

Publications

Digital Paratext, Editorialization, and the Very Death of the Author
Digital Paratext, Editorialization, and the Very Death of the Author
Marcello Vitali-Rosati. © 2014. 18 pages.
As shown by different scholars, the idea of “author” is not absolute or necessary. On the contrary, it came to life as an answer to the very practical needs of an emerging print...