Hacking Cyberspace (Paperback)

In "Hacking Cyberspace" David J. Gunkel examines the metaphors applied to new technologies, and how those metaphors inform, shape, and drive the implementation of the technology in question. The author explores the metaphorical tropes that have been employed to describe and evaluate recent advances in computer technology, telecommunications systems, and interactive media. Taking the stance that no speech is value-neutral, Gunkel examines such metaphors as "the information superhighway" and "the electronic frontier" for their political and social content, and he develops a critical investigation that not only traces the metaphors' conceptual history, but explicates their implications and consequences for technological development. Through "Hacking Cyberspace," David J. Gunkel develops a sophisticated understanding of new technology that takes into account the effect of technoculture's own discursive techniques and maneuvers on the actual form of technological development.

General

Imprint:	WestviewPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	2000
Authors:	David J. Gunkel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-0-8133-3669-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech) Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries Promotions
LSN:	0-8133-3669-4
Barcode:	9780813336695

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