ISBN:
1847141277
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9781847141279
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xii, 231 pages)
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Series Statement:
Technologies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mackenzie, Adrian, 1962- Transductions
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Technology Social aspects
;
Technologie Aspect social
;
Prévision technologique
;
Technological forecasting
;
Technology Social aspects
;
SCIENCE ; Philosophy & Social Aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Social Aspects
;
Technological forecasting
;
Technology ; Social aspects
;
Technologie
;
Lichamelijkheid
;
Tijdelijkheid
;
Snelheid
;
Sociale aspecten
;
Kultur
;
Körper
;
Technischer Fortschritt
;
Electronic books Electronic books
Abstract:
What do the patented data structures embedded deep in the code of an online computer game or the massively complicated architecture of the latest supercomputer used to simulate nuclear explosions have to do with culture, life or meaning? Why does technology attract such wildly differing responses - from fervour to boredom to distrust? Transductions explores these questions by drawing on science and technology studies, contemporary critical theory and corporeal theory. An exploration of complex technologies such as online computer games, genomic databases and the global positioning system reveals how the borders between bodies and machines, between what counts as social and what counts as technical, are no less diverse and complicated than culture itself. Indeed, they constitute a crucial dimension of contemporary culture. Through a critical analysis of the widely accepted notion that technology speeds everything up, Transductions argues that there are only ever differences in speed. The question for us now is how can such differences be represented? Transductions was originally part of the Technologies: Studies in Culture and Theory series
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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