John T Waisanen Author

The Author: John T. Waisanen obtained his B.A. in communication from Michigan State University, his M.A. in industrial design from Wayne State University, and his Ph.D. in rhetoric and technical communication from Michigan Technological University. In addition, he studied architecture and worked as a consultant, designer, and trainer in the automotive industry. A banjo player and instrument maker, he loved to restore old instruments and furniture. He died in 1998 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leaving behind this work, completed shortly before his death.
The Editor: Jennifer Daryl Slack is Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies in the Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University. Her previous books include Communication Technologies and Society and The Ideology of the Information Age, co-edited with Fred Fejes. Her forthcoming books include the edited Animations (of Deleuze and Guattari) (Peter Lang) and Culture and Technology, co-authored with J. Macgregor Wise.