Culture and technology /
Murphie, Andrew.
Culture and technology / Andrew Murphie and John Potts. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. - vii, 229 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-218) and index.
Theoretical Frameworks and Perspectives Art, New Media and Cultural Effects Science Fiction Cyborgs and Bodies Technology, Thought and Consciousness Getting Wired: Networks and Social Change Living with the Virtual: Conclusions Glossary
We are going virtual in more and more areas of our lives from shopping to education, filing systems to love affairs. How can we assess the relationship between technology and culture when culture is so imbued with technology? This clear, concise and readable text offers the student a one-stop guide to this complex and slippery terrain. Introducing a wealth of theoretical perspectives and covering a range of topical, challenging and intriguing examples from cyborgs to digital art, it should be of interest to anyone wanting to make sense of crucial forces of change on contemporary culture.
0333929276 0333929292 (pbk.)
2002-074824
Technology--Social aspects.
Culture.
HM846 / .M87 2003
Culture and technology / Andrew Murphie and John Potts. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. - vii, 229 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-218) and index.
Theoretical Frameworks and Perspectives Art, New Media and Cultural Effects Science Fiction Cyborgs and Bodies Technology, Thought and Consciousness Getting Wired: Networks and Social Change Living with the Virtual: Conclusions Glossary
We are going virtual in more and more areas of our lives from shopping to education, filing systems to love affairs. How can we assess the relationship between technology and culture when culture is so imbued with technology? This clear, concise and readable text offers the student a one-stop guide to this complex and slippery terrain. Introducing a wealth of theoretical perspectives and covering a range of topical, challenging and intriguing examples from cyborgs to digital art, it should be of interest to anyone wanting to make sense of crucial forces of change on contemporary culture.
0333929276 0333929292 (pbk.)
2002-074824
Technology--Social aspects.
Culture.
HM846 / .M87 2003