{"product_id":"technology-and-barbarism-9781662603181","title":"Technology and Barbarism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought provoking pieces of non-fiction exploring the cross-roads of technology with art and science, as well as how hard science fiction has inspired the craziest ideas of our times, for the good and the bad.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe non-fiction pieces included in \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Barbarism\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the long essay \u003ci\u003eCapitalist Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, constitute the non-fiction alternative to Nieva’s \u003ci\u003eDengue Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and has similar potential to achieve cult-status. Equally fast and furious, grounded in deep research as well as far-reaching literary traditions, Nieva writes about the crossroads between civilization and barbarism through history, literature, and the incidence of genetics in the arts and humanities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCould the inspiration for Kafka's stories have come from his visits to human zoos where he saw indigenous people kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego? Can an algorithm understand the verses of Rubén Darío? Can bacteria write literature? And can a monkey reproduce the complete works of Shakespeare? These are some of the questions that run through this collection of essays, which explores the almost always ambiguous threshold that technology and culture have drawn between what is understood as human and what is not, living and non-living, and which is the seed of the biggest questions of this century.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom nineteenth century science fiction to contemporary art exhibitions, via a philosophical take on COVID, this book examines the impact of capitalism, indigenous extermination, medical policies in Latin America and elsewhere, in order to interrogate our very identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCapitalist Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Nieva studies the influence of historical ‘hard’ science fiction on technology and capitalism today, with a special focus on Silicon Valley, and a particular spin at the end on, of course, Elon Musk. The essay is totally timely and super smart.","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53189391057239,"sku":"9781662603181","price":16.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/technology-and-barbarism-9781662603181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}