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. DAVID BERRY Lecturer in Media Studies in the Department of Political and Cultural Studies at the University of Swansea, UK. His research is particularlyfocused on theories of digital code and software, computational creativity, and cultural political economy. He is the author of 'Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source '(2008) and co-editor of 'Libre Culture '(2008). He has also published in journals such as 'Theory, Culture and Society', 'Critical Discourse Studies 'and 'The Journal of Internet Research'. INDICE: Acknowledgements - The Idea of Code - What is Code? - Reading and Writing Code - Running Code - Towards a Phenomenology of Computation - Real-Time Streams - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24418-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido