{"product_id":"critical-code-studies-software-studies-9780262043656","title":"Critical Code Studies Software Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn argument that we must read code for more than what it does—we must consider what it means.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eComputer source code has become part of popular discourse. Code is read not only by programmers but by lawyers, artists, pundits, reporters, political activists, and literary scholars; it is used in political debate, works of art, popular entertainment, and historical accounts. In this book, Mark Marino argues that code means more than merely what it does; we must also consider what it means. We need to learn to read code critically. Marino presents a series of case studies—ranging from the Climategate scandal to a hactivist art project on the US-Mexico border—as lessons in critical code reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarino shows how, in the process of its circulation, the meaning of code changes beyond its functional role to include connotations and implications, opening it up to interpretation and inference—and misinterpretation and reappropriation. The Climategate controve\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733452697943,"sku":"9780262043656","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780262043656.jpg?v=1720000133","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-code-studies-software-studies-9780262043656","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}