- 264 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
We live in a moment of high anxiety around digital transformation. Computers are blamed for generating toxic forms of culture and ways of life. Once part of future imaginaries that were optimistic or even utopian, today there is a sense that things have turned out very differently. Anti-computing is widespread. This book seeks to understand its cultural and material logics, its forms, and its operations. Anti-Computing critically investigates forgotten histories of dissent – moments when the imposition of computational technologies, logics, techniques, imaginaries, utopias have been questioned, disputed, or refused. It asks why dissent is forgotten and how - under what circumstances - it revives. Constituting an engagement with media archaeology/medium theory and working through a series of case studies, this book is compelling reading for scholars in digital media, literary, cultural history, digital humanities and associated fields at all levels.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1: Anti-computing: a provisional taxonomy
- 2: Discontinuous continuity: how anti-computing time-travels
- 3: A most political performance: treachery, the archive, and the database
- 4: No special pleading: Arendt, automation, and the cybercultural revolution
- 5: Polemical acts of rare extremism: Two Cultures and a hat
- 6: Apostasy in the temple of technology: ELIZA the more than mechanical therapist
- 7: Those in love with quantum filth: science fiction, singularity, and the flesh
- Conclusion: Upping the anti: a distant reading of the contemporary moment
- Index