Insect Media by Jussi Parikka

Insect Media by Jussi Parikka

Uncovering the insect logic that informs contemporary media technologies and the network society.

"With Insect Media Jussi Parikka offers a theory of media that challenges our traditional views of the natural and the artificialParikka not only understands insects through the lens of media and mediation, he also unearths an insect logic at the heart of our contemporary fascination with networks, swarming, and intelligent agents. Such a project requires the ability to interweave cultural theory with a deep understanding of the sciences—something for which Parikka is well-suited. Most importantly, Insect Media reminds us of the non-human aspect of media, communication, intelligence. Insect Media is a book that is sure to create a buzz." —Eugene Thacker, author of After Life

Jussi Parikka is reader in media theory and history at Anglia Ruskin University and the director of the Cultures of the Digital Economy (CoDE) research institute. He is the author of Digital Contagions: A Media Archaeology of Computer Viruses.

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ISBN 13	9780816667406
ISBN 10	0816667403
Title	Insect Media
Author	Jussi Parikka
Series	Posthumanities
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Minnesota Press
Year published	2010-12-20
Number of pages	320
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