Carolyn Marvin

The book did receive some critiques from academic sources. Richard Rudolph from the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] praises Marvin’s work overall but notes her use of stories rather than analysis at times as well as his thoughts on what other information could have been included about societal changes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rudolph|first=Richard|date=1989|title=Marvin, When old technologies were new (Book Review)|journal=Journal of American History|volume=75(4)|pages=1348–1349}}</ref> Brain Winston of [[Pennsylvania State University]] writes that Marvin makes many interesting points about denying technological determinist vision and how the spread of electricity created a divide between those who had and could control electricity and those who could not.<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite journal|last=Winston|first=B|date=1989|title=Book Review: When old technologies were new: Thinking about communication in the late nineteenth century|journal=Journal of Communication|volume=39(2)|pages=144–146}}</ref> He also critiques the first chapter of the book saying that it does not make claims as important as the rest of the work and points out that he feels more evidence might be seen as being needed.<ref name=”:3″ /> A review by Kenneth Lipartito in the ”[[Journal of Social History]]” discusses Marvin’s book and poses strengths such as her textual analysis but also her weaknesses in sources and how many of them are potentially biased as trade journals and unclear as to their notability or reach.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lipartito|first=K.|date=1989-06-01|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Communications in the Late Nineteenth Century. By Carolyn Marvin (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. 269 pp.)|url=https://academic.oup.com/jsh/article-lookup/doi/10.1353/jsh/22.4.785|journal=Journal of Social History|language=en|volume=22|issue=4|pages=785–786|doi=10.1353/jsh/22.4.785|issn=0022-4529}}</ref> [[Susan Smulyan]] praises Marvin’s historical analysis and the potential interest to historians and communication and media scholars alike in her review in the [[University of Chicago Press]]’s peer reviewed journal [[Isis (journal)|”Isis”]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smulyan|first=Susan|date=March 1989|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Communications in the Late Nineteenth Century . Carolyn Marvin|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/354985|journal=Isis|language=en|volume=80|issue=1|pages=170–171|doi=10.1086/354985|issn=0021-1753}}</ref> David Nye, an associate professor at the [[University of Copenhagen]], commends Marvin’s work overall in his review in the journal ”[[Technology and Culture]]” and compliments the thoroughness of her research and the connections she poses between communication, technology, and society.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nye|first=David E.|last2=Marvin|first2=Carolyn|date=October 1989|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3106211?origin=crossref|journal=Technology and Culture|volume=30|issue=4|pages=1045|doi=10.2307/3106211}}</ref>

The book did receive some critiques from academic sources. Richard Rudolph from the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] praises Marvin’s work overall but notes her use of stories rather than analysis at times as well as his thoughts on what other information could have been included about societal changes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rudolph|first=Richard|date=1989|title=Marvin, When old technologies were new (Book Review)|journal=Journal of American History|volume=75(4)|pages=1348–1349}}</ref> Brain Winston of [[Pennsylvania State University]] writes that Marvin makes many interesting points about denying technological determinist vision and how the spread of electricity created a divide between those who had and could control electricity and those who could not.<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite journal|last=Winston|first=B|date=1989|title=Book Review: When old technologies were new: Thinking about communication in the late nineteenth century|journal=Journal of Communication|volume=39(2)|pages=144–146}}</ref> He also critiques the first chapter of the book saying that it does not make claims as important as the rest of the work and points out that he feels more evidence might be seen as being needed.<ref name=”:3″ /> A review by Kenneth Lipartito in the ”[[Journal of Social History]]” discusses Marvin’s book and poses strengths such as her textual analysis but also her weaknesses in sources and how many of them are potentially biased as trade journals and unclear as to their notability or reach.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lipartito|first=K.|date=1989-06-01|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Communications in the Late Nineteenth Century. By Carolyn Marvin (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. 269 pp.)|url=https://academic.oup.com/jsh/article-lookup/doi/10.1353/jsh/22.4.785|journal=Journal of Social History|language=en|volume=22|issue=4|pages=785–786|doi=10.1353/jsh/22.4.785|issn=0022-4529}}</ref> [[Susan Smulyan]] praises Marvin’s historical analysis and the potential interest to historians and communication and media scholars alike in her review in the [[University of Chicago Press]]’s peer reviewed journal [[Isis (journal)|”Isis”]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smulyan|first=Susan|date=March 1989|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Communications in the Late Nineteenth Century . Carolyn Marvin|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/354985|journal=Isis|language=en|volume=80|issue=1|pages=170–171|doi=10.1086/354985|issn=0021-1753}}</ref> David Nye, an associate professor at the [[University of Copenhagen]], commends Marvin’s work overall in his review in the journal ”[[Technology and Culture]]” and compliments the thoroughness of her research and the connections she poses between communication, technology, and society.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nye|first=David E.|last2=Marvin|first2=Carolyn|date=October 1989|title=When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3106211?origin=crossref|journal=Technology and Culture|volume=30|issue=4|pages=1045|doi=10.2307/3106211}}</ref>

Marvin’s other book, ”Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag”, also received reviews and criticism. William Swatos, a scholar of [[religious studies]], critiques Marvin and her co-author David Ingle for their belief in [[totemism]] and writes that their work is less analysis than just writing.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Swatos, Jr.|first=William H.|date=2007-03-28|title=Review of From Civil to Political Religion by Marcella Cristi, Blood Sacrifice and the Nation by Carolyn Marvin and David W. Ingle and Perspectives on Civil Religion by Gerald Parsons|url=http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/IR/article/view/2879|journal=Implicit Religion|volume=7|issue=2|pages=193–198|doi=10.1558/imre.v7i2.193}}</ref>

Marvin’s other book, ”Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag”, also received reviews and criticism. William Swatos, a scholar of [[religious studies]], critiques Marvin and her co-author David Ingle for their belief in [[totemism]] and writes that their work is less analysis than just writing.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Swatos, Jr.|first=William H.|date=2007-03-28|title=Review of From Civil to Political Religion by Marcella Cristi, Blood Sacrifice and the Nation by Carolyn Marvin and David W. Ingle and Perspectives on Civil Religion by Gerald Parsons|url=http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/IR/article/view/2879|journal=Implicit Religion|volume=7|issue=2|pages=193–198|doi=10.1558/imre.v7i2.193}}</ref> Though the book did receive criticism, it also received praise. Heidi Hamilton of Augustana College praises Marvin and Ingle’s work in the journal, Rhetoric and Public Affairs, for using the lens of totemism to view the militarism and violence in America.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hamilton|first=Heidi Ehernberger|date=2001|title=Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag (review)|url=http://muse.jhu.edu/content/crossref/journals/rhetoric_and_public_affairs/v004/4.1hamilton.html|journal=Rhetoric &amp; Public Affairs|language=en|volume=4|issue=1|pages=173–175|doi=10.1353/rap.2001.0007|issn=1534-5238}}</ref>

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