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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited
ISBN-100761958991
ISBN-139780761958994
eBay Product ID (ePID)1882088
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDigital Aesthetics
SubjectCommunication Studies, Social Aspects / General, Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorSean Cubitt
Subject AreaComputers, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesPublished in Association with Theory, Culture and Society Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-061161
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal303.48/34
Table Of ContentReading the InterfaceReading the InterfaceVirtual Realism Machine Perception and the Global ImageSpatial EffectsPygmalion Silence, Sound and SpaceTurbulence Network Morphology and the Corporate Cyborg
SynopsisThis book investigates the aesthetic nature and purposes of computer culture in the contemporary world. It casts a cool eye on the claims of cybertopians, tracing the globalization of the new medium and enquiring into its effects on subjectivity and sociality., The aesthetic nature and purposes of computer culture in the contemporary world are investigated in this book. Sean Cubitt casts a cool eye on the claims of cybertopians, tracing the globalization of the new medium and enquiring into its effects on subjectivity and sociality. Drawing on historical scholarship, philosophical aesthetics and the literature of cyberculture, the author argues for a genuine democracy beyond the limitations of the free market and the global corporation. Digital arts are identified as having a vital part to play in this process. Written in a balanced and penetrating style, the book both conveniently summarizes a huge literature and sets a new agenda for research and theory., The aesthetic nature and purposes of computer culture in the contemporary world are investigated in this book. Sean Cubitt casts a cool eye on the claims of cybertopians, tracing the globalization of the new medium and enquiring into its effects on subjectivity and sociality.Drawing on historical scholarship, philosophical aesthetics and the literature of cyberculture, the author argues for a genuine democracy beyond the limitations of the free market and the global corporation. Digital arts are identified as having a vital part to play in this process. Written in a balanced and penetrating style, the book both conveniently summarizes a huge literature and sets a new agenda for research and theory.