Cyber reader : critical writings for the digital era /
Cyber reader : critical writings for the digital era /
edited by Neil Spiller.
- 319 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-315) and index.
Of the Analytical Engine, 1864 / The Machine Stops, 1909 / As We May Think, 1945 / Essays of Operation, 1989 / Organization of the Message, 1950 / Man-Computer Symbiosis, 1960 / Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework, 1962 / The Gadget Lover: Narcissus as Narcosis, 1964 / The Architectural Relevance of Cybernetics, 1969 / Generator Project, 1976 / The Aesthetics of Disappearance, 1980 / A Thousand Plateaux: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, 1980 / Neuromancer, 1984 / A Cyborg Manifesto, 1985 / Engines of Abundance, 1990 / Queen of Angels, 1990 / The Difference Engine, 1991 / The Origins of Drama and the Future of Fun, 1991 / Policing the Spectrum, 1991 / Liquid Architectures in Cyberspace, 1991 / An Empirical Theory of the Mind: The Evolution of Consciousness, 1992 / Snow Crash, 1992 / The Strong Claim, 1992 / Life in a Computer, 1993 / Stash Riders, 1993 / Techgnosis, Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information, 1993 / Terminal Resistance/Cyborg Acceptance, 1993 / Feminism for the Incurably Informed, 1993 / Constructions and Reconstructions of the Self in Virtual Reality, 1994 / An Open Universe, 1994 / Permutation City, 1994 / Soft Cities, 1995 / When I Enter Virtual Reality, What Body Will I Leave Behind?, 1995 / A Natural Model for Architecture/The Nature of the Evolutionary Body, 1995 / Iconographics, 1995 / Towards the Post-Human, 1995 / A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996 / Robocopulation: Sex Times Technology Equals the Future, 1996 / The Senses Have No Future, 1998 / The Virtual Reality of the Tea Ceremony, 1998 / Hertzian Space, 1999 / The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace, 1999 / Vacillating Objects, 1999 / Charles Babbage -- E. M. Forster -- Vannevar Bush -- J. D. Bolter -- Norbert Wiener -- J. C. R. Licklider -- Douglas Engelbart -- Marshall McLuhan -- Gordon Pask -- Cedric Price -- Paul Virilio -- Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari -- William Gibson -- Donna Haraway -- K. Eric Drexler -- Greg Bear -- William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- Howard Rheingold -- Manuel De Landa -- Marcos Novak -- Daniel C. Dennett -- Neal Stephenson -- Steven Levy -- Roger Lewin -- Jeff Noon -- Erik Davis -- Scott Bukatman -- Anne Balsamo -- Sherry Turkle -- Kevin Kelly -- Greg Egan -- William Mitchell -- Karen A. Franck -- John Frazer -- Nicholas Negroponte -- Stelarc -- John Perry Barlow -- Mark Dery -- Hans Moravec -- Michael Heim -- Anthony Dunne -- Margaret Wertheim -- Neil Spiller.
"Cyber Reader is an anthology of extracts from key texts relating to the theme of cyberspace, the virtual communicative space created by digital technologies. Approaching the subject from a variety of angles, including science fiction, this book reflects the multidisciplinary basis of cyberspace and illustrates how different disciplines can inform one another. Over 40 texts are presented in chronological order, beginning with key precursors to cyberspace theory as we know it today. Writings by early theoreticians such as Charles Babbage and Alan Turing, and authors such as E M Forster, help to give a historical perspective to the subject, while texts on theoretical developments show the parallels between real and imagined worlds. Each extract is prefaced by a short introduction by editor Neil Spiller, explaining crucial themes and terms, and providing cross references to related texts. An extensive bibliography enables the reader to pursue particular strands of study that strike their interest. Cyber Reader is an essential source book, introducing students and researchers to cyberspatial theory and practice. It will help the reader understand the wealth of opportunities, both practical and theoretical, that cyberspace engenders and enable them to chart its impact on many disciplines." -- Publisher's description.
0714840718 9780714840710
2002283073
Computers and civilization
Cyberspace--Social aspects
Cyberspace--Fiction
Cyberspace
QA76.9.C66 / C894 2002 CB478 / .C92 2002
306.46
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-315) and index.
Of the Analytical Engine, 1864 / The Machine Stops, 1909 / As We May Think, 1945 / Essays of Operation, 1989 / Organization of the Message, 1950 / Man-Computer Symbiosis, 1960 / Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework, 1962 / The Gadget Lover: Narcissus as Narcosis, 1964 / The Architectural Relevance of Cybernetics, 1969 / Generator Project, 1976 / The Aesthetics of Disappearance, 1980 / A Thousand Plateaux: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, 1980 / Neuromancer, 1984 / A Cyborg Manifesto, 1985 / Engines of Abundance, 1990 / Queen of Angels, 1990 / The Difference Engine, 1991 / The Origins of Drama and the Future of Fun, 1991 / Policing the Spectrum, 1991 / Liquid Architectures in Cyberspace, 1991 / An Empirical Theory of the Mind: The Evolution of Consciousness, 1992 / Snow Crash, 1992 / The Strong Claim, 1992 / Life in a Computer, 1993 / Stash Riders, 1993 / Techgnosis, Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information, 1993 / Terminal Resistance/Cyborg Acceptance, 1993 / Feminism for the Incurably Informed, 1993 / Constructions and Reconstructions of the Self in Virtual Reality, 1994 / An Open Universe, 1994 / Permutation City, 1994 / Soft Cities, 1995 / When I Enter Virtual Reality, What Body Will I Leave Behind?, 1995 / A Natural Model for Architecture/The Nature of the Evolutionary Body, 1995 / Iconographics, 1995 / Towards the Post-Human, 1995 / A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996 / Robocopulation: Sex Times Technology Equals the Future, 1996 / The Senses Have No Future, 1998 / The Virtual Reality of the Tea Ceremony, 1998 / Hertzian Space, 1999 / The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace, 1999 / Vacillating Objects, 1999 / Charles Babbage -- E. M. Forster -- Vannevar Bush -- J. D. Bolter -- Norbert Wiener -- J. C. R. Licklider -- Douglas Engelbart -- Marshall McLuhan -- Gordon Pask -- Cedric Price -- Paul Virilio -- Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari -- William Gibson -- Donna Haraway -- K. Eric Drexler -- Greg Bear -- William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- Howard Rheingold -- Manuel De Landa -- Marcos Novak -- Daniel C. Dennett -- Neal Stephenson -- Steven Levy -- Roger Lewin -- Jeff Noon -- Erik Davis -- Scott Bukatman -- Anne Balsamo -- Sherry Turkle -- Kevin Kelly -- Greg Egan -- William Mitchell -- Karen A. Franck -- John Frazer -- Nicholas Negroponte -- Stelarc -- John Perry Barlow -- Mark Dery -- Hans Moravec -- Michael Heim -- Anthony Dunne -- Margaret Wertheim -- Neil Spiller.
"Cyber Reader is an anthology of extracts from key texts relating to the theme of cyberspace, the virtual communicative space created by digital technologies. Approaching the subject from a variety of angles, including science fiction, this book reflects the multidisciplinary basis of cyberspace and illustrates how different disciplines can inform one another. Over 40 texts are presented in chronological order, beginning with key precursors to cyberspace theory as we know it today. Writings by early theoreticians such as Charles Babbage and Alan Turing, and authors such as E M Forster, help to give a historical perspective to the subject, while texts on theoretical developments show the parallels between real and imagined worlds. Each extract is prefaced by a short introduction by editor Neil Spiller, explaining crucial themes and terms, and providing cross references to related texts. An extensive bibliography enables the reader to pursue particular strands of study that strike their interest. Cyber Reader is an essential source book, introducing students and researchers to cyberspatial theory and practice. It will help the reader understand the wealth of opportunities, both practical and theoretical, that cyberspace engenders and enable them to chart its impact on many disciplines." -- Publisher's description.
0714840718 9780714840710
2002283073
Computers and civilization
Cyberspace--Social aspects
Cyberspace--Fiction
Cyberspace
QA76.9.C66 / C894 2002 CB478 / .C92 2002
306.46