Langbeschreibung
Based in both rigorous theoretical work and case studies of software and network usage and installation, this book explores the idea that disruption and disorder are essential to the dynamic composition of contemporary Information Society. It covers topics ranging from organizational and social control to virtual communites and digital art, providing a panoramic view of the anomalies, contradictions, and social dynamics of the information society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Information Society and Disorder 1. Disorder and Social Theory 2. Robustness and Order in Theories of the Information Society 3. Computers, Systems, Instability and Failure 4. Networks, Disorder, Unpredictability 5. Disorders of Information 6. Capitalism and Disinformation 7. Software Development 8. Software Disorder and Everyday Life 9. Finance, Crisis and Informationalism 10. Disorders of the Commons, Peer to Peer 11. Information-Disorder in Academia 12. Communication Technology and the Origins of Global Justice Movements. Conclusion: Disinformation Society