Rob Kitchin (Maynooth University), Alistair Fraser (Maynooth University)

Broschiertes Buch

Slow Computing

Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives

Beschreibung

Is it possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy? Drawing on the ideas of the â slow movementâ , Slow Computing sets out numerous practical and political means to take back control and counter the more pernicious effects of living digital lives.

Autor

Rob Kitchin is a Professor in the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, Ireland. He is author/editor of a number of books about technology and society, and is a recipient of the Royal Irish Academy's Gold Medal for the Social Sciences. Alistair Fraser is a Lecturer in Geography in Maynooth University, Ireland. His research engages diverse themes, including rural change, food, music, and digital life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9781529211269
• ISBN-10: 1529211263
• Artikelnr.: 59363894