Communication, Technology and Cultural Change

Klappentext With a foreword by Norman Denzin Communication and the history of technology have invariably been examined in terms of artefacts and people. Gary Krug argues that communication technology must be studied as an integral part of culture and lived-experience. Rather than stand in awe of the apparent explosion of new technologies, this book links key moments and developments in communication technology with the social conditions of their time. It traces the evolution of technology, culture, and the self as mutually dependent and influential. This innovative approach will be welcomed by undergraduates and postgraduates needing to develop their understanding of the cultural effects of communication technology, and the history of key communication systems and techniques. Zusammenfassung Gary Krug demonstrates how communication technology must be studied as an integral part of culture and lived-experience. Rather than stand in awe of the apparent explosion of new technologies! this book links key moments and developments in communication technology with the social conditions of their time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Technology as Culture Technologies of Language Writing, Reading and the Text The Trajectory of the Image The Rise of a Literary Epistemology The Social Background of Self Building the Divided Self Letter Writing Technology, Truth and the Military-Industrial Complex Vannevar Bush and the Modern Conceptualization of Information Information and Social Order Pornography and the Public The Metaphysics of Information

Product details

• Authors: Gary Krug, Gary J Krug, Gary J J Krug, Gary J. Krug
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2004
• EAN: 9780761972006
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-7200-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, New Media & Communication Technology