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OverviewWhy does technological speed seem to exceed the speed of cultural or natural processes? In what sense has this perceived difference impacted on human culture and the human body? This book explores the nature of technological speed and how technology becomes part of living bodies. Drawing on deconstruction and corporeal theory, it re-examines the borders between bodies and machines, between what counts as social and what counts as technological. Illustrated with examples which include online computer games, military supercomputers, genomic databases, performance art and the global positioning system - the book critiques the widely accepted notion that technology speeds everything up, arguing instead that there are only ever differences in speed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adrian MackenziePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780826458834ISBN 10: 0826458831 Pages: 243 Publication Date: 01 August 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Radical contingency and the materializations of technology. 2. From stone to radiation: the depth and speed of technical embodiments. 3. The technicity of time: 1.00 oscillations/sec to 9,192,631,770 Hz 4. Infrastructure and individuation: speed and delay in Stelarc's Ping Body'. 5. Losing time at the PlayStation: realtime and the whatever body. 6. Life, collectives and the pre-vital technicity of biotechnology. Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationAdrian Mackenzie is Researcher in Information Cultures. Department of Computing, Lancaster University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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