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The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty (Software Studies)
Benjamin H. Bratton
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Description for The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty (Software Studies)
Hardcover. Series: Software Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFD; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 38. .
A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack-an accidental megastructure-is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architecture. What has planetary-scale computation done to our geopolitical realities? It takes different forms at different scales-from energy and mineral sourcing and subterranean cloud infrastructure to urban software and massive universal addressing systems; from interfaces drawn by the augmentation of the hand and eye to users identified by self-quantification and the arrival of legions of sensors, algorithms, and robots. Together, how do these distort and deform modern political geographies and produce ... Read more
A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack-an accidental megastructure-is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architecture. What has planetary-scale computation done to our geopolitical realities? It takes different forms at different scales-from energy and mineral sourcing and subterranean cloud infrastructure to urban software and massive universal addressing systems; from interfaces drawn by the augmentation of the hand and eye to users identified by self-quantification and the arrival of legions of sensors, algorithms, and robots. Together, how do these distort and deform modern political geographies and produce ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Software Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262029575
SKU
V9780262029575
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About Benjamin H. Bratton
Benjamin H. Bratton is a theorist whose work spans philosophy, computer science, and design. He is Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Director of the Center for Design and Geopolitics at the University of California, San Diego. He is also Visiting Professor of Critical Studies at SCI-Arc (the Southern California Institute of Architecture) and Professor of Digital Design at the ... Read more
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