Slow Computing by Rob Kitchin

Slow Computing by Rob Kitchin

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Is it possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy? Drawing on the ideas of the 'slow movement', Slow Computing sets out numerous practical and political means to take back control and counter the more pernicious effects of living digital lives.

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Slow Computing by Rob Kitchin

Is it possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy? Drawing on the ideas of the 'slow movement', Slow Computing sets out numerous practical and political means to take back control and counter the more pernicious effects of living digital lives.

Rob Kitchin is a Professor in the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, Ireland. He is author/editor of a number of books about technology and society, and is a recipient of the Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.

Alistair Fraser is a Lecturer in Geography in Maynooth University, Ireland. His research engages diverse themes, including rural change, food, music, and digital life.

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ISBN 13 9781529211269
ISBN 10 1529211263
Title Slow Computing
Author Rob Kitchin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bristol University Press
Year published 2020-09-24
Number of pages 224
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