De-constructing the Digital Revolution: Analysis of the Usage of the Term "Digital Revolution" in Relation with the New Technology - Softcover

GULAN, Genco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838320476 ISBN 13: 9783838320472

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Today information technology began to offer us new dimensions in the creation, storage and distribution of information, however "new media" has been presented to society -by the popular press- mainly as a miracle for (direct) marketing. The book "De-constructing the Digital Revolution", explores how a new popular term ?digital revolution? has been emerged, transformed and vacuumed to satisfy rising demands for a new Utopia, right at the turn of the second millenium. The author Genco Gulan deconstruct the term, and bring examples with an interdisciplinary approach from; visual art, politics, popular culture, history and even genetics. Gulan tries to present how an anti-systemic term "revolution" could became systemic. The book De-constructing the Digital Revolution conclude that the developments in new technology should not only be sought regarding to its material(ist) reflections but also in its power for de-materialization. Hence a possible change (the next evolution) rather should be sought within in its own dynamics, through a new (electronic) theory.

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About the Author

Genco Gulan is a new media artist & a theoretician. He studied Political Science at Bogazici University, Istanbul & Media at New School, New York. He showed his works at ZKM, Pompidou, Rio MAM, Triennale & Pera Museums. Gulan gave lectures at Yale, SVA and Koln Universities. Currently he is teaching at Bogazici, University & Mimar Sinan Academy.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838320476
• ISBN 13: 9783838320472
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88