Where Cloud Is Ground - Placing Data and Making Place in Iceland

"This magnificent first glimpse into Icelandic data centers is a must-read for anyone interested in the material, political, and cultural impacts of sprawling data infrastructures. It is impossible to think about data the same way after reading Where Cloud Is Ground, a testament to Alix Johnson’s writerly and scholarly gifts."—Dominic Boyer, Professor, Rice University 

"Where Cloud Is Ground challenges dominant tech narratives about who is at the center and the margins of the global internet economy, while offering an absolutely fascinating and enjoyable world to inhabit."—Jenna Burrell, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

About the author

Alix Johnson is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Macalester College.

Product details

• Authors: Alix Johnson, Johnson Alix
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2023
• EAN: 9780520396357
• ISBN: 978-0-520-39635-7
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; COMPUTERS / Internet / General, Anthropology, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Archaeology, Impact of science and technology on society, Computer programming / software engineering, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies