Roberto Simanowski is a German scholar of media and cultural studies whose work delves into the profound impacts of digital technologies on society and culture. His analyses focus on the ways digital art and online platforms reshape our understanding of meaning, relationships, and even our very essence. Simanowski probes the ethical and philosophical questions arising from our increasing reliance on data and algorithmic processes, offering readers a penetrating look at the challenges and dilemmas of the digital age.
Provocative takes on cyberbullshit, smartphone zombies, instant gratification, the traffic school of the information highway, and other philosophical concerns of the Internet age.
"Series of essay chapters (a number of which first saw publication in German in mainstream newspapers and magazines) addresses how Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and other forms of social media work (and that broader "by-product" of the militaristic ARPANET, the internet), what they do to and with the people who use them, and how they have changed and are continuing to change cultural reality:-- Provided by publisher
Preface -- Stranger friends -- Automatic autobiography -- Digital nation -- Afterword -- Epilogue to the English edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Data Love considers the changes big data has brought to the human condition from a philosophical standpoint. Roberto Simanowski explores our entanglements with algorithmic analysis and data mining, as we contribute to the amassing of ever more data about our lives, leading to the statistical evaluation and individual profiling of our selves.
How to interpret and critique digital arts, in theory and in practice.
»Digital media« is increasingly finding its way into the discussions of the humanities classroom. But while there is a number of grand theoretical texts about digital literature there as yet is little in the way of resources for discussing the down-to-earth practices of research, teaching, and curriculum necessary for this work to mature. This book presents contributions by scholars and teachers from different countries and academic environments who articulate their approach to the study and teaching of digital literature and thus give a broader audience an idea of the state-of-the-art of the subject matter also in international comparison.