ISBN:
9780802115805
,
9780802135209
,
0802115802
,
080213520X
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
DDC:
306.01
Keywords:
K: Cyberculture
;
K: Digital culture
;
K: Science, technology
Abstract:
"In the first in-depth exploration of fringe computer culture, Dery introduces readers to underground roboticists, cybersex enthusiasts, virtual-reality designers, cyberpunk novelists, and would-be cyborgs. In exploring this strange new world, Drey shifts the focus from the corporations that design the digital machines that are changing our reality to the fringes of cyberculture, where real-life cyberpunks are pursuing the bright promise of these technologies." -- "A high-speed tour through the high-tech underground and its denizens. Dery introduces us to those who embrace computer technology, figuratively and literally -- cyberpunks, cyberhippies, cybersexers, and would-be cyborgs who believe the body is mere meat, and await the day when man-machine union is much more than mere science fiction. Dery draws heavily on academic theorists such as Bataille, Foucault, Baudrillard and McLuhan, yet his writing style makes for a highly accessible book."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: hardback edition published 1996, paperback edition published 1997
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