Slow Computing - Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives (Paperback)

Digital technologies should be making life easier. And to a large degree they are, transforming everyday tasks of work, consumption, communication, travel and play. But they are also accelerating and fragmenting our lives affecting our well-being and exposing us to extensive data extraction and profiling that helps determine our life chances. Initially, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown seemed to create new opportunities for people to practice 'slow computing', but it quickly became clear that it was as difficult, if not more so, than during normal times. Is it then possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing, but to do so in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy over our time and data? Drawing on the ideas of the 'slow movement', Slow Computing sets out numerous practical and political means to take back control and counter the more pernicious effects of living digital lives.

General

Imprint:	Bristol University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Rob Kitchin • Alistair Fraser
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-5292-1126-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5292-1126-3
Barcode:	9781529211269

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