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# The Exploit: A Theory of Networks (Electronic Mediations) ↠ PDF Read by ^ Alexander R. Galloway, Eugene Thacker eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Exploit: A Theory of Networks (Electronic Mediations) Henry Berry said defining networks as they are becoming essential social presences. Authors Galloway and Thacker--with New York University and the Georgia Institute of Technology respectively--pose a dichotomy between networks and sovereignty. Sovereignty is the longtime, historical form of government and society; often described as "hierarchic." Networks, on the other hand as any contemporary person knows, are newer, postmodern, forms of social organization--or topology--and activity. The diffe
| Title | : | The Exploit: A Theory of Networks (Electronic Mediations) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816650446 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
Henry Berry said defining networks as they are becoming essential social presences. Authors Galloway and Thacker--with New York University and the Georgia Institute of Technology respectively--pose a dichotomy between networks and sovereignty. Sovereignty is the longtime, historical form of government and society; often described as "hierarchic." Networks, on the other hand as any contemporary person knows, are newer, postmodern, forms of social organization--or topology--and activity. The difference between so. "Galloway and Thacker are inventive, and unlike any other" according to Oscar. Galloway and Thacker are inventive, and unlike any other thinkers. It's not apparent by a quick read but this book pulls from many philosophers and theorists in a way that most media theory is unable. To attempt to grasp the ontological ground of Networks while countering any number of idealisms emergent from our present technocracy and not just relapsing into simply trashing of the distributed network is a difficult task.. ryan said A refreshingly sober look at the socio-political effects of contemporary. A refreshingly sober look at the socio-political effects of contemporary network technologies, advancing thought along the trajectory established by Deluze's late work on societies of control.
Instead, they contend that there exist new modes of control entirely native to networks, modes that are at once highly centralized and dispersed, corporate and subversive. In this provocative book-length essay, Galloway and Thacker argue that a whole new topology must be invented to resist and reshape the network form, one that is as asymmetrical in relationship to networks as the network is in relation to hierarchy. Alexander R. Essential reading for all theorists, artists, activists, techheads, and hackers of the Net.” —McKenzie Wark, author of A Hacker Manifesto The network has become the core organizational structure for postmodern politics, culture, and life, replacing the modern era’s hierarchical systems. Galloway is associate professor of culture and communications at New York University and the author of Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture (Minnesota, 2006) and Protocol: How Control Exists after Decentralization. Eugene Thacker is associate professor of new media at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Galloway is associate professor of media studies at New York University and lives in New York, NY. . He is the author of four books on digital media and critical theory, most recently "The Interface Effect". Alexander R
About the Author Alexander R. He is the author of four books on digital media and critical theory, most recently "The Interface Effect". . Galloway is associate professor of media studies at New York University and lives in New York, NY
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