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Bright Labyrinth
Ken Hollings
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Description for Bright Labyrinth
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
This is not a history of technology but an account of the ways in which technology has impacted upon the development of human culture: from the Labyrinth in ancient Crete, designed to hold the monstrous Minotaur, to the militarized command and control systems of today. In it we encounter Edison's talking dolls, the 'dream architecture' of world fairs and movie sets, Japanese comic books and thinking machines, sex researchers, zombies and cyborgs. Hollings explains how our relationship with media and machines is far more dynamic, unstable and stimulating than imagined.
This is not a history of technology but an account of the ways in which technology has impacted upon the development of human culture: from the Labyrinth in ancient Crete, designed to hold the monstrous Minotaur, to the militarized command and control systems of today. In it we encounter Edison's talking dolls, the 'dream architecture' of world fairs and movie sets, Japanese comic books and thinking machines, sex researchers, zombies and cyborgs. Hollings explains how our relationship with media and machines is far more dynamic, unstable and stimulating than imagined.
Product Details
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Devizes, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907222184
SKU
V9781907222184
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About Ken Hollings
Ken Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London and the author of Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth (both published by Strange Attractor Press). He teaches at the Royal College of Art.
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