Speculations. Journal of Speculative Realism, No. 2 (2011)
Filed under journal | Tags: · actor-network theory, networks, ontology, philosophy, speculative realism, theory
Speculations is a journal dedicated to research into speculative realism and post-continental philosophy. Our aim is to facilitate discussion about ongoing developments within these emerging movements and related disciplines. The journal is open access and peer-reviewed.
Edited by Michael Austin, Paul J. Ennis, Fabio Gironi, Thomas Gokey
Published in May 2011
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license
ISBN 978-1-257-65407-9
PDF (updated on 2014-9-20)
Comment (0)D. E. Wittkower (ed.): Facebook and Philosophy: What’s on Your Mind? (2010)
Filed under book | Tags: · facebook, internet, journalism, media activism, networks, philosophy, privacy, twitter, web 2.0
Facebook and Philosophy is an entertaining, multi-faceted exploration of what Facebook means for us and for our relationships. With discussions ranging from the nature of friendship and its relationship to “friending,” to the (debatable) efficacy of “online activism,” this book is the most extensive and systematic attempt to understand Facebook yet. And with plenty of new perspectives on Twitter and Web 2.0 along the way, this fun, thought-provoking book is a serious and significant contribution for anyone working with social media, whether in academia, journalism, public relations, activism, or business. Exploring far-reaching questions — Can our interactions on Facebook help us care about each other more? Does Facebook signal the death of privacy, or (perhaps worse yet) the death of our desire for privacy? — Facebook and Philosophy is vital reading for anyone involved in social networks today.
Publisher Open Court, 2010
Volume 50 of Popular Culture and Philosophy
ISBN 0812696751, 9780812696752
288 pages
PDF (updated on 2012-3-9)
Comments (2)Nicholas Gane: The Future of Social Theory (2004)
Filed under book | Tags: · creolization, global city, liquid modernity, media theory, nation-state, networks, philosophy, politics, risk society, social theory, society, sociology
“The basic concept of society has come under attack – political acts, critical theory, new media and even history itself have undermined what we think of as the social. The Future of Social Theory brings together new interviews with the world’s leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygmunt Bauman, John Urry, Saska Sassen, Bruno Latour, Scott Lash, Nikolas Rose, Judith Butler and Francoise Verges. The topics covered include: liquid modernization and the individualization of the society; the shift towards global forms of chaos and complexity; the displacement of the social into global city networks; the shift away from a theory of the social to a theory of space; the transformation of society with the rise of new technology; the continuing influence of historical forms of political power; society as a gendered idea; and society as a product of Empire.”
Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004
ISBN 0826470661, 9780826470669
210 pages
PDF (12 MB, updated on 2016-12-23)
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