Culture and Technology
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820450073 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From genetically modified food to weapons of mass destruction, we live in an age of intense debate about technology's place in our culture. The book considers the perceived inevitability of technological advance and our myths about progress. In clear and compelling language, Slack and Wise untangle and expose the cultural assumptions that underlie our thinking about technology, stories so deeply held we often don't recognize their influence. It also looks at sources of resistance to these stories from the Luddites of the 19th century to the Unabomber in our own time. While the technologies have changed, these debates go back hundreds of years, and their assumptions have become deeply entrenched in our culture.Culture + Technology is an essential guide to the fascinating history of these debates, and offers new perspectives that give readers the tools they need to make informed decisions a
Donna Elaine McCreary said Five Stars. Awesom
He is the author of Exploring Technology and Social Space (1997). J. About the AuthorJennifer Daryl Slack is Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies in the Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University. She is the author of Communication Technologies and Society (1984) and editor of The Ideology of the Information Age (with Fred Fejes, 1987), Thinking Geometrically (by John Waisanen, Peter Lang, 2002), and Animations (of Deleuze and Gu
. She is the author of Communication Technologies and Society (1984) and editor of The Ideology of the Information Age (with Fred Fejes, 1987), Thinking Geometrically (by John Waisanen, Peter Lang, 2002), and Animations (of Deleuze and Guattari) (Peter Lang, 2003). J. Macgregor Wise is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Arizona State Uni