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Book SynopsisBringing together essays by prominent critics, Information: Keywords 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.
Trade ReviewThese 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
Information: A Historical CompanionThis 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
Promiscuous Knowledge: Information, Image, and Other Truth Games in HistoryThis 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
Plain Text: The Poetics of ComputationDrawing 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 *
A timely contribution. * Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Information and Humanities, by Michele Kennerly, Samuel Frederick, and Jonathan E. Abel
Abundance, by Damien Smith Pfister
Algorithm, by Jeremy David Johnson
Archive, by Laura Helton
Bioinformatics, by Haun Saussy
Cognition, by N. Katherine Hayles
Gossip, by Elizabeth Horodowich
Index, by Dennis Duncan
Intel, by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young
Keyword, by Daniel Rosenberg
Knowledge, by Chad Wellmon
Noise, by Matt Jordan
Screen, by Francesco Casetti and Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan
Search, by David L. Marshall
Self-Tracking, by Deborah Lupton
Tele (Τῆλε), by Wolf Kittler
Contributors
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