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Informationen zum Autor Dr ANDREW MURPHIE lectures in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney.JOHN POTTS also lectures in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney. Klappentext We are 'going virtual' in more and more areas of our lives - from shopping to education, filing systems to love affairs. How can we assess the relationship between technology and culture when culture is so imbued with technology? This clear, concise and readable text aims to offer the student a one-stop guide through this complex and slippery terrain. Introducing a wealth of theoretical perspectives in a lucid and engaging style and covering a range of topical, challenging and intriguing examples - from cyborgs to digital art - it will be an essential text for everyone wanting to make sense of crucial forces of change on contemporary culture. Zusammenfassung We are 'going virtual' in more and more areas of our lives - from shopping to education, filing systems to love affairs. How can we assess the relationship between technology and culture when culture is so imbued with technology? This clear, concise and readable text aims to offer the student a one-stop guide through this complex and slippery terrain. Introducing a wealth of theoretical perspectives in a lucid and engaging style and covering a range of topical, challenging and intriguing examples - from cyborgs to digital art - it will be an essential text for everyone wanting to make sense of crucial forces of change on contemporary culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Theoretical Frameworks and Perspectives Art, New Media and Cultural Effects Science Fiction Cyborgs and Bodies Technology, Thought and Consciousness Getting Wired: Networks and Social Change Living with the Virtual: Conclusions Glossary.
