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Exploring the evolving relationship between photography and nonhuman elements, Joanna Zylinska presents a philosophy that critiques human-centric imaging practices. She highlights how modern photography, influenced by technology like drones and CCTV, often operates without human agency. Zylinska argues that all images, even those created by humans, are shaped by mechanical and cultural algorithms. By examining the interplay of control and creativity in photography, she advocates for new ways of seeing and understanding the medium's role in documenting human existence and envisioning future possibilities.

The book explores the evolution of photography through computational advancements and how algorithm-driven images, such as CGI and AI, alter human perception. By merging media theory with neuroscience, it delves into the implications of living in a world dominated by continuous image streams and machine-generated visuals, offering insights into the intersection of technology and human experience.

An investigation of the future of various media industries and technologies that considers how media shape our future.How do we combat post-truth in the news? Are social media influencers the journalists of today? What is it like to live in a smart city? Does AI really change "everything"? The Future of Media investigates the future of media industries and technologies (journalism, TV, film, photography, radio, publishing, social media), while exploring how media shape our future—on a political, economic, cultural and individual level. Issues of diversity, media reform, labour, activism and art take the discussion into a wider social context. Through this, the book celebrates the importance and vitality of media in the modern world. The Future of Media is also an experiment in collaborative modes of thinking and working. Co-authored by theorists and practitioners from one of the world’s most established media departments, it offers a radical, creative and critical take on media industries—and on world affairs.

Exploring the intersection of art and technology, Joanna Zylinska challenges the perception of AI as merely a tool for creativity. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the human role within the evolving landscape of computation and robotics, addressing critical issues such as labor, robotization, and existential threats. By critiquing the socio-political foundations of artificial intelligence, the book raises essential questions about the nature of art-making and creativity in contemporary society.

Debugging the Anthropocene's insistence on apocalyptic tropes Where the Anthropocene has become linked to an apocalyptic narrative, and where this narrative carries a widespread escapist belief that salvation will come from a supernatural elsewhere, Joanna Zylinska has a different take. The End of Man rethinks the prophecy of the end of humans, interrogating the rise in populism around the world and offering an ethical vision of a "feminist counterapocalypse," which challenges many of the masculinist and technicist solutions to our planetary crises. The book is accompanied by a short photo-film, Exit Man, which ultimately asks: If unbridled progress is no longer an option, what kinds of coexistences and collaborations do we create in its aftermath? Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.