Cultural imaginary of the internet, the: virtual utopias and dystopias
Auteur :
Yar, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137436689
Date de publication :
12 mai 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Contemporary culture offer contradictory views of the internet and new media technologies, painting them in extremes of optimistic enthusiasm and pessimistic concern. This book explores such representations, uncovering the roots of our cultural responses to the internet, centred upon a profoundly ambivalent reaction to technological modernity.