The Philosophy of Software

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Code and Mediation in the Digital Age

ISBN: 0230244181
ISBN 13: 9780230244184
Autor: Berry, D
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xi, 200 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Computer software has had a profound influence on contemporary political, social and economic life – this book combines an introduction to this difficult subject with a critical examination of its effects Software/internet studies is increasingly a focus of scholarly research within Media Studies Clear chapter structure, moving from the history of computer code to its evolution from ‚mechanism‘ to ‚medium‘ This book has original theoretical innovations for understanding code and software Code and software represent a new cutting edge area of research The book outlines ‚what is code?‘ together with a detailed theoretical analysis of computational devices It provides a critical introduction to many complex concepts in computation

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Beschreibung

This book is a critical introduction to code and software that develops an understanding of its social and philosophical implications in the digital age. Written specifically for people interested in the subject from a non-technical background, the book provides a lively and interesting analysis of these new media forms.

Autorenporträt

David M. Berry is Reader in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex and Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab, UK. His books include Critical Theory and the Digital; Copy Rip Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source; Understanding Digital Media and Postdigital Aesthetics: Art, Computation and Design.

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