{"product_id":"information-9780231198769","title":"Information","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together essays by prominent critics, \u003ci\u003eInformation: Keywords\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the humanistic nature of information practices and concepts by thinking through key terms. It describes and anticipates directions for how the humanities can contribute to our understanding of information from a range of theoretical, historical, and global perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese essays take information and fifteen related terms as opportunities to probe historical meanings, hidden assumptions, and social and political implications. Each one offers a distinctive blend of literary references, critical theory, and humanistic analysis to challenge any simple conclusions about the impact of today’s information technologies. Richly thought-provoking! -- Ann Blair, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eInformation: A Historical Companion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume assembles an all-star cast to show how concepts saturated with contemporary relevance also trail clouds of intellectual glory.  It demonstrates how rich the flowering can be when humanities cross-fertilize with technology talk. -- John Durham Peters, coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePromiscuous Knowledge: Information, Image, and Other Truth Games in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays introduces the audience to a number of key terms necessary for the understanding of information in its denaturalized, noninstrumental forms. Written by a diverse group of leading scholars, it sparkles with reference, fact, and insight. -- Dennis Yi Tenen, author of \u003ci\u003ePlain Text: The Poetics of Computation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on history, philosophy, theory, and other humanistic perspectives, the contributors are successful in offering important answers to what it means to navigate the Information Age from the intersection of humanities and technology. Academic in approach and tone, this volume will be valuable for those interested in interdisciplinary, humanities, communication, information studies, computer science, and data science programs. * Choice Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eA timely contribution. * Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Information and Humanities, by Michele Kennerly, Samuel Frederick, and Jonathan E. Abel  \u003cbr\u003eAbundance, by Damien Smith Pfister\u003cbr\u003eAlgorithm, by Jeremy David Johnson  \u003cbr\u003eArchive, by Laura Helton\u003cbr\u003eBioinformatics, by Haun Saussy\u003cbr\u003eCognition, by N. Katherine Hayles\u003cbr\u003eGossip, by Elizabeth Horodowich\u003cbr\u003eIndex, by Dennis Duncan\u003cbr\u003eIntel, by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003cbr\u003eKeyword, by Daniel Rosenberg\u003cbr\u003eKnowledge, by Chad Wellmon\u003cbr\u003eNoise, by Matt Jordan\u003cbr\u003eScreen, by Francesco Casetti and Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan\u003cbr\u003eSearch, by David L. Marshall\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Tracking, by Deborah Lupton\u003cbr\u003eTele (Τῆλε), by Wolf Kittler\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400354963799,"sku":"9780231198769","price":78.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231198769.jpg?v=1730470477","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/information-9780231198769","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}