Software Theory

A Cultural and Philosophical Study

AvFederica Frabetti

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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The cultural and philosophical study of software is crucial, both within and outside of the university, at an international level and across disciplines. Software is increasingly considered the focus of digital media studies because of the perceived need to address the invisibility, ubiquity, and power of digital media. Yet software remains quite obscure to students and scholars in media studies, the social sciences, and the humanities.This unique book engages directly in close readings of technical texts and computer code in order to show how software works and in what sense it can be considered constitutive of culture and even of human thought. Federica Frabetti combines this with an engagement with thinkers such as Bernard Steigler and Jacques Derrida to problematize the very nature of the conceptual system on which software is based and which has shaped its historical evolution. The book argues for a radical demystification of software and digital technologies by addressing the mystery that surrounds its function and that affects our comprehension of its relationship between technology, philosophy, culture, and society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-11-21
Mått:152 x 217 x 20 mm
Vikt:381 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Media Philosophy
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781783481965

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Systemvetenskap och AI inom Data och IT

Mer om författaren

Federica Frabetti is senior lecturer in communication, media and culture at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has a diverse professional and academic background in the humanities and ICT and has published numerous articles on the cultural study of technology, digital media and software studies, cultural theory, and gender and queer theory.

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This book represents a landmark in the field of techno-cultural studies. Frabetti's deconstructive reading of software and code reveals their key role within the scriptorium of contemporary culture.This is a highly original contribution to understanding the writing/machine relationship and will give pause for thought amongst all those who suppose that the technics of inscription can be studied independently of the question of language itself.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments / Introduction / 1. From Technical Tools to Originary Technicity: The Concept of Technology in Western Philosophy / 2. Language, Writing and Code: Towards a Deconstructive Reading of Software / 3. Software as Material Inscription: The Beginnings of Software Engineering / 4. From the Cathedral to the Bazaar: Software as the Unexpected / 5. Writing the Printed Circuit: For a Genealogy of Code / Conclusion: The Unforeseen Consequeneses of Technology / Bibliography / Index