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Semiotic Flesh - Information and the Human Body (Hardcover)
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Semiotic Flesh - Information and the Human Body (Hardcover)
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For much of the 20th century, an apparently solid conceptual wall
allowed us to separate information and bodies. Information is that
which exists between elements; bodies are the elements themselves.
One is abstract the other corporeal. One is intricately involved in
signs and syntax, the other in cells and organs. Yet in the last
few decades, it has become increasingly clear that this conceptual
wall leaks--bodies and information will not stay separate from one
another. Data have become flesh just as flesh has become data.
Semiotic Flesh marks an important contribution to the emerging
field of information studies, providing multiple perspectives on
the implications of burgeoning information technologies and
biotechnologies. The essays and responses in this volume focus on
the sites where flesh and information productively intermingle,
including the strange connections between LSD and DNA research, the
implications of computer-assisted surgery, and the role of the
human body in virtual reality installations.
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