Virilio, war and technology
Article Abstract:
Paul Virilio's analysis of modern technology is criticized for ignoring the positive, democratizing aspects of computer and media communications. Topics include Virilio's vision of technological domination and his failure to provide political analysis of capitalism, the state, and corporations.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
Military electronics
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
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Virilio and new media
Article Abstract:
Paul Virilio's theory of representation in new media forms, including Internet and digital media, is analyzed in light of his liberal humanism and philosophical individualism. Virilio's central theory on the militarization of society is outlined.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
Digital electronics
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
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Subjects list: Analysis, France, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Technology and state, Technology policy, Virilio, Paul
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