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Critical theory and the digital David M Berry

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Critical theory and contemporary societyPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2014.Description: 273 pages. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781501310966
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.231 BER
Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 From culture industry to computational industries Chapter 3 The softwarization of society Chapter 4 Computational ontologies Chapter 5 The reification of everyday life Chapter 6 Computational aesthetics
Summary: This Critical Theory and Contemporary Society volume offers an original analysis of the role of the digital in today's society. It rearticulates critical theory by engaging it with the challenges of the digital revolution to show how the digital is changing the ways in which we lead our politics, societies, economies, media, and even private lives. In particular, the work examines how the enlightenment values embedded within the culture and materiality of digital technology can be used to explain the changes that are occurring across society.
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 302.231 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38037

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 From culture industry to computational industries Chapter 3 The softwarization of society Chapter 4 Computational ontologies Chapter 5 The reification of everyday life Chapter 6 Computational aesthetics

This Critical Theory and Contemporary Society volume offers an original analysis of the role of the digital in today's society. It rearticulates critical theory by engaging it with the challenges of the digital revolution to show how the digital is changing the ways in which we lead our politics, societies, economies, media, and even private lives. In particular, the work examines how the enlightenment values embedded within the culture and materiality of digital technology can be used to explain the changes that are occurring across society.

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