Communication, Technology and Cultural Change

Klappentext 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. 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gary J Krug, Gary J. Krug
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2004
• EAN: 9780761972013
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-7201-3
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Sociologia del lavoro, dell'economia e dell'industria; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; 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