Cold war legacies systems, theory, aesthetics
Connects Cold War material and conceptual technologies to 21st century arts, society and culture.<p>From futures research, pattern recognition algorithms, nuclear waste disposal and surveillance technologies, to smart weapons systems, contemporary fiction and art, this book shows that we live...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
2016.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Technicities. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42047547*spi |
| Sumario: | Connects Cold War material and conceptual technologies to 21st century arts, society and culture.<p>From futures research, pattern recognition algorithms, nuclear waste disposal and surveillance technologies, to smart weapons systems, contemporary fiction and art, this book shows that we live in a world imagined and engineered during the Cold War. </p>Key Features<ul><li>Makes connections between Cold War material and conceptual technologies, as they relate to the arts, society and culture</li><li>Draws on theorists such as Paul Virilio, Jacques Derrida, Luce Irigaray, Friedrich Kittler, Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault, Michel Serres, Bernard Stiegler, Peter Sloterdijk and Carl Schmitt</li><li>The contributors include leading humanities and critical military studies scholars, and practising artists, writers, curators and broadcasters</li></ul>Contributors<p><strong>John Beck</strong> is Professor of Modern Literature and Director of the Institute for Modern and Contemporary Culture at the University of Westminster, London.</p><p><strong>Ryan Bishop</strong> is Professor of Global Arts and Politics, Director of Research and Co-Director of the Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design & Media at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. </p><p><strong>Ele Carpenter</strong> is a curator and writer, and senior lecturer in MFA Curating and convenor of the Nuclear Culture Research Group at Goldsmiths, University of London. </p><p><strong>Fabienne Collignon</strong> is Lecturer in Contemporary Literature at the University of Sheffield. </p><p><strong>Mark Coté</strong> is Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at King's College London.</p><p><strong>Daniel Grausam</strong> is Lecturer in the Department of English at Durham University. </p><p><strong>Ken Hollings</strong> is a writer and broadcaster, visiting tutor at the Royal College of Art and Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. </p><p><strong>Adrian Mackenzie</strong> is Professor of Technological Cultures at Lancaster University. </p><p><strong>Jussi Parikka</strong> is a media theorist and writer, and Professor of Technological Culture and Aesthetics at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. </p><p><strong>John W. P. Phillips</strong> is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the National University of Singapore. </p><p><strong>Adam Piette</strong> is Professor of English at the University of Sheffield. </p><p><strong>James Purdon</strong> is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of St Andrews.</p><p><strong>Aura Satz</strong> is an artist and Moving Image Tutor at the Royal College of Art.</p><p><strong>Neal White</strong> is an artist and Professor of Media Art at the Faculty of Media and Communication, Bournemouth University.</p> |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Jun 2017). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xiv, 305 p.) |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781474409490 |
