Principles of Interactive Design

    Murray Janet H. Principles of Interactive Design. Prospectus, to be published by MIT Press. 

    The book will present data base design, object oriented data abstraction, procedural vs.declarative knowledge, basic knowledge representation, simulation design, designing for innovation and much more. Also title of MIT course 8803B, taught by Murray in Spring 2000.

    Author's ample computer knowledge allows her to adjust her book's topics to the unique characteristics of this medium of representation. (10/30/00)
 

Hamlet on the Holodeck

    Murray, Janet H. Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace. New York: Free Press, 1997.

    Computer as a narrative medium becomes a new form of art, enabling an active reader of digital narrative to experience multiple realities.

    While Murray's "interactors" enjoy playing now Ophelia now Hamlet, they should not indulge in illusions regarding authorship of the environment. (reviewed 10/10/00)
 

Courtship and the English Novel

Murray Janet H. Courtship and the English Novel: Feminist Readings in the Fiction of George Meredith. Cambridge: UP, 1985.

    Murray addresses different aspects of socializing woman into Victorian society.

    Although Murray's feminist approach may seem already conventional, its dynamics makes the reading interesting. (reviewed 10/24/00)
 

The Englishwoman's Review

    Murray, Janet H. The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions 1866- 1910.New York: Garland, 1985.

    Reprinted edition with index of the magazine documenting cases in history of feminism in late Victorian England.

    The edition familiarizes reader with the basic issues of feminist movement thus validating resons for struggle.
A good source. (reviewed 10/10/00)
 

Strong- minded Woman

    Murray, Janet H., ed. Strong- Minded Woman and Other Lost Voices from Nineteenth- Century England. New York: Panthenon Books, 1982.

    The topics of the edition address situation of men and women in Victorian England, including work education, and sexual and domestic life.

    The antology of women's writing attempts to retrieve marginalized narratives. (reviewed 10/7/00)