Posthuman Capitalism - Dancing With Data in the Digital Economy

Posthuman Capitalism critically reviews the manifestation of capitalist agenda online by examining the phenomenon of the 'posthuman' in the data economy.

Sommario

1. Posthumanism and the Data Economy: Dancing with Data 2. Sociality, Sharing and the Sensorium of Data: Our Trysts with turbulent Data Empires 3. The Ghost in the ‘Digital’ Machine: Memory and Machine Logic in the Digital Age 4. Is Anyone Listening?: Alexa is and so is Another Human 5. Surveillance and Facial Recognition: Algorithms and the Faciality of Racism 6. The Malls that Don’t Sleep: Consumption, Desire and the Attention Economy 7. Resistance and the Fragmented Subject: The Human will Prevail

Info autore

Yasmin Ibrahim is Professor of Digital Economy and Culture at Queen Mary, University of London.

Riassunto

Posthuman Capitalism critically reviews the manifestation of capitalist agenda online by examining the phenomenon of the ‘posthuman’ in the data economy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Yasmin Ibrahim, Ibrahim Yasmin
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780367763534
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76353-4
• Pagine: 162
• Serie: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Media Studies, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, COMPUTERS / Internet / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Philosophy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, The arts, Communication Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Internet: general works, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Library & Information Sciences, Media, Information & Communication Industries, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / General