The art of reverse engineering : open - dissect - rebuild /
Reverse Engineering is a term that comes originally from the field of mechanical engineering. Reverse Engineering indicates the process of analysing an existing object or system by laying out its construction plan to then rebuild it in every detail. This manner of reconstruction allows for modificat...
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transcript Verlag,
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Publisher Address: | Bielefeld : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Kultur- und Medientheorie
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Reverse Engineering is a term that comes originally from the field of mechanical engineering. Reverse Engineering indicates the process of analysing an existing object or system by laying out its construction plan to then rebuild it in every detail. This manner of reconstruction allows for modifications and adjustments to new demands and requirements, it signifies creative appropriation, democratisation of knowledge, further development. The contributions in this volume take Reverse Engineering to another level, applying it to the fields of arts, sciences and politics in an attempt to reveal the procedures of culture and technology at work, and the importance of access, knowledge and skills in reshaping our present times and future. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (190 pages). |
ISBN: | 9783839425039 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | T14 |
CLC: | G202-05 |
Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Technology vs. Technocracy / Reverse Engineering the Senses: Sight/Hearing and Touch / Biohacking / The Technosensual Body / Eliminated in a Hardly Noticeable Way / Hacking Feminism / The Return of the Physical: Tangible Trends in Human-Computer Interaction / Can Someone Pause the Counting Please? / It s a Cyborg s World? Synthetic Bodies as "Social Engineering" / Appropriation of Vacancies by Capital or by People? / Cyberpeace, Not Cyberwar / Asking the Girls Out? Reverse Engineering and the (Re-)Writing of Austrian Film History / Playing with Glass Beads / List of Contributors. |