Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture

Author:   Mark Dery
Publisher:   Duke University Press
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9780822315315


Pages:   354
Publication Date:   27 December 1994
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Dery
Publisher:   Duke University Press
Imprint:   Duke University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780822315315


ISBN 10:   0822315319
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   27 December 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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[C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. <br>--Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews


[C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews


Like it or not, we are becoming a culture more and more entwined in new electronic media. To be a well-informed and culturally aware person you need to start thinking about how our society relates to these media. Flame Wars is a great place to start. --Caius van Nauhuys, Whole Earth Review Most [cybercrit] is pure hype. Flame Wars is different. Flame Wars is better. Flame Wars is like jacking into the heart of microprocessor darkness itself, like online surfing the Net Edge of the postmodern tidal wave. . . . Let the flame wars burn. --Andrew Leonard, The Bay Guardian [C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews


Like it or not, we are becoming a culture more and more entwined in new electronic media. To be a well-informed and culturally aware person you need to start thinking about how our society relates to these media. Flame Wars is a great place to start. --Caius van Nauhuys, Whole Earth Review [C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews Most [cybercrit] is pure hype. Flame Wars is different. Flame Wars is better. Flame Wars is like jacking into the heart of microprocessor darkness itself, like online surfing the Net Edge of the postmodern tidal wave. . . . Let the flame wars burn. --Andrew Leonard, The Bay Guardian


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Mark Dery is a cultural critic whose writings on technology and fringe culture have appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, and Mondo 2000.

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