The Cultures of Computing by Susan Leigh Star

The Cultures of Computing by Susan Leigh Star

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Zusammenfassung

This is one of the first collections exploring the range of cultural practices associated with the design and use of computing. Against the background of the "information revolution", the volume shows how people come to computers as learners, artists, teachers, designers, gatekeepers, or scientists.

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The Cultures of Computing by Susan Leigh Star

This is one of the first collections exploring the range of cultural practices associated with the design and use of computing. Against the background of the "information revolution", the volume shows how people come to computers as learners, artists, teachers, designers, gatekeepers, or scientists. The contributors cover a range of topics, from the military to gender in cyberspace, from education to multi-national corporate IT use.
.. people interested in computing and culture will find something to catch their attention here. Jack Meadows, Loughborough University of Technology
Susan Leigh Star is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois and Affiliate Research Scientist at the Institute for Research on Learning in the USA.
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ISBN 13 9780631192824
ISBN 10 0631192824
Titel The Cultures of Computing
Autor Susan Leigh Star
Serie Sociological Review Monographs
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 1995-08-18
Seitenanzahl 288
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