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almahu_9947413087502882
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1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781474409490 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Technicities
Content:
Connects Cold War material and conceptual technologies to 21st century arts, society and culture.〈p〉From futures research, pattern recognition algorithms, nuclear waste disposal and surveillance technologies, to smart weapons systems, contemporary fiction and art, this book shows that we live in a world imagined and engineered during the Cold War. 〈/p〉Key Features〈ul〉〈li〉Makes connections between Cold War material and conceptual technologies, as they relate to the arts, society and culture〈/li〉〈li〉Draws on theorists such as Paul Virilio, Jacques Derrida, Luce Irigaray, Friedrich Kittler, Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault, Michel Serres, Bernard Stiegler, Peter Sloterdijk and Carl Schmitt〈/li〉〈li〉The contributors include leading humanities and critical military studies scholars, and practising artists, writers, curators and broadcasters〈/li〉〈/ul〉Contributors〈p〉〈strong〉John Beck〈/strong〉 is Professor of Modern Literature and Director of the Institute for Modern and Contemporary Culture at the University of Westminster, London.〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Ryan Bishop〈/strong〉 is Professor of Global Arts and Politics, Director of Research and Co-Director of the Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design & Media at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Ele Carpenter〈/strong〉 is a curator and writer, and senior lecturer in MFA Curating and convenor of the Nuclear Culture Research Group at Goldsmiths, University of London. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Fabienne Collignon〈/strong〉 is Lecturer in Contemporary Literature at the University of Sheffield. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Mark Coté〈/strong〉 is Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at King's College London.〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Daniel Grausam〈/strong〉 is Lecturer in the Department of English at Durham University. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Ken Hollings〈/strong〉 is a writer and broadcaster, visiting tutor at the Royal College of Art and Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Adrian Mackenzie〈/strong〉 is Professor of Technological Cultures at Lancaster University. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Jussi Parikka〈/strong〉 is a media theorist and writer, and Professor of Technological Culture and Aesthetics at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉John W. P. Phillips〈/strong〉 is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the National University of Singapore. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Adam Piette〈/strong〉 is Professor of English at the University of Sheffield. 〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉James Purdon〈/strong〉 is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of St Andrews.〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Aura Satz〈/strong〉 is an artist and Moving Image Tutor at the Royal College of Art.〈/p〉〈p〉〈strong〉Neal White〈/strong〉 is an artist and Professor of Media Art at the Faculty of Media and Communication, Bournemouth University.〈/p〉
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List of figures -- Series editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors. Introduction: the long Cold War / John Beck and Ryan Bishop. 1 Pattern recognition : The future : RAND, brand and dangerous to know / John Beck -- Simulate, optimise, partition: algorithmic diagrams of pattern recognition from 1953 onwards / Adrian Mackenzie -- Impulsive synchronisation: a conversation on military technologies and audiovisual arts / Aura Satz and Jussi Parikka. 2 The persistence of the nuclear : The meaning of Monte Bello / James Purdon -- Deep geological disposal and radioactive time: Beckett, Bowen, Nirex and Onkalo / Adam Piette -- Shifting the nuclear imaginary: art and the flight from nuclear modernity / Ele Carpenter -- Alchemical transformations? Fictions of the nuclear state after 1989 / Daniel Grausam. 3 Ubiquitous surveillance : "The very form of perverse artificial societies:" the unstable emergence of the network family from its Cold War nuclear bunker / Ken Hollings -- The signal-haunted Cold War: persistence of the SIGINT ontology / Jussi Parikka -- "Bulk surveillance," or the elegant technicities of metadata / Mark Cot�e. 4 Pervasive mediations : Notes from the underground: microwaves, backbones, party lines and the Post Office Tower / John W.P. Phillips -- Insect technics: war vision machines / Fabienne Collingnon -- Overt research / Neal White and John Beck -- Smart dust and remote sensing: the political subject in autonomous systems / Ryan Bishop. Index.
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Sociology
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