{"product_id":"improper-names-9780816694877","title":"Improper Names","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridging gaps among the history of the labor movement, cinema studies, art history, media activism, and hacking, \u003ci\u003eImproper Names\u003c\/i\u003e examines the contentious politics and the struggles for the control of a shared alias from the early nineteenth century to the age of networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marco Deseriis’s learned and lively account of the improper name carefully considers the history, political reach, and symbolic power afforded by the alias by drawing on a rich set of examples, from Ned Ludd to Anonymous. The book’s optic opens wide to engage a wide range of subjects, from labor history to the politics of art, direct action, and digital media.\"—Gabriella Coleman, McGill University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unusual and distinctive... A thorough, well-informed, tightly argued criticism of the political implications of deconstructionist thought.\"—\u003ci\u003eAnarchist Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Genealogy and Theory of the Improper Name\u003cbr\u003e1. Ned Ludd, the Machine Breaker\u003cbr\u003e2. Allen Smithee, the Anti-Auteur\u003cbr\u003e3. Monty Cantsin, the Open Pop Star\u003cbr\u003e4. Luther Blissett, the Mythmaker\u003cbr\u003e5. Anonymous, the Transducer\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Improper Name as Medium and Gap\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405976019287,"sku":"9780816694877","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/improper-names-9780816694877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}