Digital Roots: Historicizing Media and Communication Concepts of…
by Kaun, Anne, O'Sullivan, John, Balbi, Gabriele, Ribeiro, Nelson, Rospocher, Massimo, Fickers, Andreas, Bolin, Göran, Bory, Paolo, Natale, Simone, Aasman, Susan, Benecchi, Eleonora, Bourdon, Jérôme, Brennan, Edward, Day Good, Katie, Fortunati, Leopoldina, Hanley, Monika, Heijden, Tim van der, Kittler, Juraj, Koenen, Erik, Löblich, Maria, Munoriyarwa, Allen, Musiani, Francesca, Schafer, Valérie, Schwarzenegger, Christian, Slootweg, Tom, Thierry, Benjamin, Treré, Emiliano, Trudel, Dominique, Venema, Niklas, Wang, Erika, Université de Luxembourg
fromStudies in digital history and hermeneutics
As media environments and communication practices evolve over time, so do theoretical concepts. This book analyzes some of the most well-known and fiercely discussed concepts of the digital age from a historical perspective, showing how many of them have pre-digital roots and ho…
'The Internet is broken and Paolo Bory knows how we got here. In a powerful book based on original research, Bory carefully documents the myths, imaginaries, and ideologies that shaped the material and cultural history of the Internet. As important as this book is to understand …
"'The Internet is broken and Paolo Bory knows how we got here. In a powerful book based on original research, Bory carefully documents the myths, imaginaries, and ideologies that shaped the material and cultural history of the Internet. As important as this book is to understand…
The Internet Myth retraces and challenges the myth laying at the foundations of the network ideologies - the idea that networks, by themselves, are the main agents of social, economic, political and cultural change. By comparing and integrating different sources related to netwo…