Technology and Touch - The Biopolitics of Emerging Technologies (Hardcover)

Technology and Touch addresses the development of a range of new touch technologies, both technologies that we reach out to touch (like iPhones and iPads) and technologies that touch us (such as new prosthetics, smart clothing and robots). Cranny-Francis explores how this development helps us to connect with and understand our world, and ourselves. This everyday practice, or biopolitics of touch, is exemplified in a range of art works that deploy touch and allow us to examine the nature of being and of meaning. Cranny-Francis also refers the biopolitics of touch to the study of new touch technologies, exploring their capacity to have us reflect on old fears and prejudices, as well as challenging our incorporation into technologies and networks that may be unethical or deeply compromised.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	A. Cranny-Francis
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-26830-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	1-137-26830-1
Barcode:	9781137268303

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