Guide to the Mark Poster Papers MS.C.018
Finding aid prepared by Audra Eagle Yun
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
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The UCI Libraries
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University of California, Irvine
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Title: Mark Poster papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.C.018
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.2 Linear feet
(4 boxes) and 1.03 GB of electronic records
Date (inclusive): 1967-2009
Abstract: This collection includes the print and electronic teaching and research papers of Mark Poster, Professor of History and Film
& Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Creator:
Poster, Mark
The born digital files are available online.
The collection is partially processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections
and Archives in advance to request access.
The digital files are open for research. Researchers must apply to access some files in the Mark Poster Papers and agree follow
the Rules of Use for the Virtual Reading Room. Access may be granted in less than 5 business days.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection includes the print and electronic teaching and research papers of Mark Poster, Professor of History and Film
& Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine. The collection comprises personal papers and electronic records documenting
Poster's career, including teaching materials; research notes; drafts of writings; correspondence, including emails relating
to his association with the Critical Theory Institute at UCI; and audio and video tapes of interviews given.
The born digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Libraries .
Mark Poster was Professor of History and Film & Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and also taught in
the Critical Theory Emphasis. Additionally, he had appointments in the Department of Information and Computer Science and
the Department of Comparative Literature. He authored or edited more than 17 books and 90 articles on European intellectual
history, the social and cultural theory of electronically mediated information, postmodernism, and critical theory, among
other subjects.
His books include
The Utopian Thought of Restif de la Bretonne (1971, electronic reprint, 2000),
Existential Marxism in Postwar France: From Sartre to Althusser (1976),
Critical Theory of the Family (1978),
Sartre's Marxism (1979),
Foucault, Marxism and History: Mode of Production vs. Mode of Information (1984, 1985),
The Mode of Information (1990),
The Second Media Age (1995),
Cultural History and Postmodernity (1997),
The Information Subject (2001),
What’s the Matter with the Internet? (2001), and
Information, Please: Culture and Politics in the Age of Digital Machines (2006), and
Deleuze and New Technology (2009).
Mark Poster earned his B.S. (1962) in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. (1965) and Ph.D. (1968) in
History from New York University. After two years at Cooper Union (1967-1969), he came to UCI as Assistant Professor in 1969.
Poster died on October 10, 2012.
Personal papers Series 1. 1967-2007 and undated
Physical Description:
3.2 Linear feet
(4 boxes)
This series consists of teaching materials, research notes, drafts of writings, correspondence, clippings, and audio and video
recordings of interviews given by Mark Poster.
This series is not yet processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections
and Archives in advance to request access.
Born digital files Series 2. 1985-2009
Physical Description:
490.0 items
(1.03 GB of digital files)
This series includes research files, notes, and email correspondence related to Poster's books and other publications, lectures,
as well as his work with the Critical Theory Institute.
Mark Poster selected and transferred these files from his hard drive for the Critical Theory Archive at the UC Irvine Libraries.
UC Irvine Libraries staff migrated most files to PDF/A format for long-term access. Routine records, such as receipts, and
damaged files were not retained.
The digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Libraries .
The digital files are open for research. Researchers must apply to access some files in the Mark Poster Papers and agree follow
the Rules of Use for the Virtual Reading Room. Access may be granted in less than 5 business days.
Administrative records for the Critical Theory Institute at the University of California, Irvine Subseries 2.1. 1988-1999
Physical Description:
249.0 items
This subseries includes administrative files such as agendas, minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and speaker introductions
associated with Mark Poster's work with the Critical Theory Institute (CTI).
The digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Libraries .
Book drafts Subseries 2.2. 1988-2009
Physical Description:
10.0 items
This subseries consists of ten sub-directories from Mark Poster's original files, including drafts, notes, email correspondence,
and other documents related to his book publications.
The digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Libraries .
Lectures Subseries 2.3. 1986-2007
Physical Description:
228.0 items
This subseries consists of a file directory that includes course descriptions, syllabi, course materials, and other documents
related to Mark Poster's lectures on European intellectual and cultural history, critical theory, and media studies.
The digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Libraries .
Research files Subseries 2.4. 1985-2008
Physical Description:
3.0 items
This subseries consists of three directories from Mark Poster's original files, including correspondence, research articles,
citations, reviews, and other documents related to Poster's scholarly interests.
The digital files are available for research at
UCISpace @ the Librarie s.