In the Swarm
Digital Prospects
$29.17
- Paperback
104 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2017
Summary
A prominent German thinker argues that-contrary to “Twitter Revolution” cheerleading-digital communication is destroying political discourse and political action.The shitstorm represents an authentic phenomenon of digital communication.-from In the SwarmDigital communication and social media have taken over our lives. In this contrarian reflection on digitized life, Byung-Chul Han counters the cheerleaders for Twitter revolutions and Facebook activism by arguing that digital communication is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262533362 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262533367 |
| Author: | Byung-Chul Han, Erik Butler |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 92g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 114mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Untimely Meditations |
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Critics Review
Han is among the philosophers who have interpreted the world not only without seeking to change it… but also without giving sufficient weight to how messy it was before they started paying attention.
—Inside Higher EdAbout The Author
Byung-Chul Han
Byung-Chul Han, born in Seoul, is Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the Universit t der K nste Berlin (UdK). One of the most widely read philosophers in Europe, he is the author of more than twenty books, including including four previous volumes in the MIT Press Untimely Meditations series, In the Swarm- Digital Prospects, The Agony of Eros, Shanzhai- Deconstruction in Chinese, and Topology of Violence.
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