Hаcking Cybеrspаcе
Publisher: Wеstviеw Prеss
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-02-15
List price: $36.00
In Information of Technology David J. Gunkel examines the metaphors applied to new technologies, and how those metaphors inform, shape, and drive the implementation of the technology in question. The author explores the metaphorical tropes that have been employed to describe and evaluate recent advances in computer technology, telecommunications systems, and interactive media. Taking the stance that no speech is value-neutral, Gunkel examines such metaphors as "the information superhighway" and "the electronic frontier" for their political and social content, and he develops a critical investi...