Switching Codes: Thinking Through Digital Technology in the Humanities and the Arts

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Thomas Bartscherer Roderick Coover

Switching Codes

Thinking Through Digital Technology in the Humanities and the Arts

Thomas Bartscherer, Roderick Coover, Michele Barbera , Charles Bernstein

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University of Chicago Press
30 May 2011

The Arts: General & Reference; Cultural studies; Media studies; Impact of science & technology on society

Half a century into the digital era, the profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged but still poorly understood. The sheer complexity of the technology coupled with the rapid pace of change makes it increasingly difficult to establish common ground and to promote thoughtful discussion.

Responding to this challenge, Switching Codes brings together leading American and European scholars, scientists, and artists—including Charles Bernstein, Ian Foster, Bruno Latour, Alan Liu, and Richard Powers—to consider how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies are transforming the ways we think and act. Employing a wide range of forms, including essay, dialogue, short fiction, and game design, this book aims to model and foster discussion between IT specialists, who typically have scant training in the humanities or traditional arts, and scholars and artists, who often understand little about the technologies that are so radically transforming their fields. Switching Codes will be an indispensable volume for anyone seeking to understand the impact of digital technology on contemporary culture, including scientists, educators, policymakers, and artists, alike.

Contributions by: Michele Barbera, Charles Bernstein, Albert Borgmann
Edited by: Thomas Bartscherer, Roderick Coover
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 17mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 709g
ISBN: 9780226038315
ISBN 10: 0226038319
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 30 May 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas Bartscherer is assistant professor of humanities and director of the Language and Thinking Program at Bard College. He is coeditor of Erotikon: Essays on Eros, Ancient and Modern, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Roderick Coover is associate professor in the Department of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. He is the author of the digital publications Cultures in Webs: Working in Hypermedia with the Documentary Image and Verite to Virtual: Conversations on the Frontier of Film and Anthropology.