Product Description

The Cybercultures Reader brings together key writings covering the whole spectrum of cyberspace and related new technologies to explore the ways in which these technologies are reshaping cultural forms and practices. The Reader is divided into thematic sections which focus on key issues such as subcultures in cyberspace, posthumanism and cyberbodies, and pop-cultural depictions of human-machine interaction. Key features include: * an introduction to each section locating the essays in their theoretical and technological context * editor's introduction and accompanying user's guide * extensive bibliography Issues include: * theoretical approaches to cyberculture * representations in fiction and on film * the development of distinct cyber-subcultures * feminist and queer approaches within cyberculture. David Bell, Michael Benedikt, Gareth Branwyn, Scott Bukatman, Susan Clerc, Arturo Escobar, Thomas Foster, Donna Haraway, Barbara Kennedy, Arthur Kroker, Marilouise Kroker, Alison Landsberg, Mark Oehle

Product Details

• Published on: 2000-02-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 800 pages

Review
"I would whole-heartedly recommend The Cybercultures Reader as an undergraduate teaching text, or as an introduction to the field for newly-interested scholars. Aimee Morrison, University of Alberta."
"The Cybercultures Reader does exactly what I think a Reader should do: it provides a core text for cybercultural study...a complex and fascinating collection. Kate O'Riordan, University of Sussex."

Customer Reviews

It's for the course...
Studying Digital Media at University and this was a required reading book.

This book is made up of many what I would call "essay's", they are not massively long, so you can't read a title in a few hours. There are loads of different pieces within the book, on many varied subjects, cyber feminism being one of my favourite reads.

It is a great read, and although I only needed a few of the essay's for my course work, I continue to read through the different writings still today. The book is not only fantastic for reference use (as you can reference many different authors from this one book), but it is also very interesting and informative.

All the essay's within the sections relate to each other, so after finishing one, you feel the need to read onto the next one, and get a different perspective of the same subject.

For my needs, the book did go into enough detail, though I would imagine if you are looking for a very detailed book on cyber-culture, this is not the one for you.

None the less, if you are looking too learn quickly about cybercultures in it's many different forms and areas, this is a great start. Each essay as I said can be read in no more than a few hours, and the book is pretty big, so you get a lot of essays to look through.

Marc
- eryc.co.uk

A very comprehensive reader
This reader is an excellent buy - giving a comprehensive overview of what is happening on the cyber-cult studs scene. It includes many classic texts such as Harraways cyborg manifesto. Each chapter has a useful introduction giving a broad overview of the issue at hand.