A Postphenomenological Inquiry of Cell Phones: Genealogies, Meanings, and Becoming - Couverture rigide

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Wellner, Galit

 
9780739198483: A Postphenomenological Inquiry of Cell Phones: Genealogies, Meanings, and Becoming
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ISBN 10 : 0739198483 ISBN 13 : 9780739198483
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2015

Synopsis

Why does the announcement of a new cellphone model ignite excitement and passion? Why do most people return home when they forget their cellphones, while only few would return for their wallets? How did the cellphone technology become so dominant for many of us? This book offers an analysis of the historical evolution and of the meanings of this technology in the lives of billions of people. The book offers a unique point of view on the cellphone that merges genealogical analysis of its development since the 1990s and philosophical insights into a coherent analytical framework. With new concepts like "histories of the future" and "memory prosthesis," the book aims to explain the excitement arising from new model announcements and the ever-growing dependency on the cellphone through the framing of these experiences in wide philosophical contexts. It is the first philosophical analysis of the important roles the cellphone plays in contemporary everydayness.

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À propos de l?auteur

Galit Wellner is a post-doctoral researcher at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0739198483
ISBN 13 
9780739198483
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
182
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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