Cyberculture Theorists

Routledge Critical Thinkers

by David Bell

This book surveys a ‘cluster’ of works that seek to explore the cultures of cyberspace, the Internet and the information society. It introduces key ideas, and includes detailed discussion of the work of two key thinkers in this area, Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway, as well as outlining the development of cyberculture studies as a field. To do this, the book also explores selected ‘moments’ in this development, from the early 1990s, when cyberspace and cyberculture were only just beginning to come together as ideas, up to the present day, when the field of cyberculture studies has grown and bloomed, producing innovative theoretical and empirical work from a diversity of standpoints. Key topics Cyberculture Theorists is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to understand how to theorise cyberculture in all its myriad forms.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Cultural Studies, Theory, Sociology

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2006

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good explanation of cyberculture and cybernetics with an emphasis on Haraway and Castells. I was suprised by the absence of the Macy Conferences.

[Giovanni Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friendly friends.

[kristen]

I believe I just found the Cliff's Notes series for PhD students.

[Can Özmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

a very fast survey. made me want to read some castells so I guess it worked