Bright Labyrinth
Sex, Death and Design in the Digital Regime
Seiten
2016
Strange Attractor Press (Verlag)
978-1-907222-18-4 (ISBN)
Strange Attractor Press (Verlag)
978-1-907222-18-4 (ISBN)
A subtle and sometimes disturbing account of how technology has impacted upon human culture.
This is not a history of technology but an account of the ways in which technology has impacted upon the development of human culture: from the Labyrinth in ancient Crete, designed to hold the monstrous Minotaur, to the militarized command and control systems of today. In it we encounter Edison's talking dolls, the 'dream architecture' of world fairs and movie sets, Japanese comic books and thinking machines, sex researchers, zombies and cyborgs. Hollings explains how our relationship with media and machines is far more dynamic, unstable and stimulating than imagined.
This is not a history of technology but an account of the ways in which technology has impacted upon the development of human culture: from the Labyrinth in ancient Crete, designed to hold the monstrous Minotaur, to the militarized command and control systems of today. In it we encounter Edison's talking dolls, the 'dream architecture' of world fairs and movie sets, Japanese comic books and thinking machines, sex researchers, zombies and cyborgs. Hollings explains how our relationship with media and machines is far more dynamic, unstable and stimulating than imagined.
Ken Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London and the author of Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth (both published by Strange Attractor Press). He teaches at the Royal College of Art.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.11.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Bright Labyrinth |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 b&w illus. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-907222-18-9 / 1907222189 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-907222-18-4 / 9781907222184 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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