Cyberculture Theorists: Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway (Routledge Critical Thinkers)

David Bell's volume will introduce key ideas and concerns within cybertheory, then move on to discuss the major concepts developed by the three theorists --Donna Haraway, Sherry Turkle and Sean Cubitt, covering Haraway's foundational work on cyborgs, Sherry Turkle's contribution to debates about identity in cyberspace, and Sean Cubitt's development of cybertheory into the realm of aesthetics and visual culture. This book surveys a ‘cluster'of works that seek to explore the cultures of cyberspace, the Internet and the information society. It introduces key ideas, and includes detailed discussion of the work of two key thinkers in this area, Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway, as well as outlining the development of cyberculture studies as a field. To do this, the book also explores selected ‘moments'in this development, from the early 1990s, when cyberspace and cyberculture were only just beginning to come together as ideas, up to the present day, when the field of cyberculture studies has grown and bloomed, producing innovative theoretical and empirical work from a diversity of standpoints. Key topics include: life on the screen network society space of flows cyborg methods. Cyberculture Theorists is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to understand how to theorise cyberculture in all its myriad forms. This Book Surveys A 'cluster' Of Works That Seek To Explore The Cultures Of Cyberspace, The Internet And The Information Society. It Introduces Key Ideas, And Includes Detailed Discussion Of The Work Of Two Key Thinkers In This Area, Manuel Castells And Donna Haraway, As Well As Outlining The Development Of Cyberculture Studies As A Field.--jacket. Why Cyberculture? -- Moments In Cyberculture -- Cyberspace : First Steps -- Life On The Screen -- Internet Society -- Why Castells? -- Castells' Key Ideas -- Network Society -- Space Of Flows -- Real Virtuality -- After Castells -- Why Haraway? -- Haraway's Key Ideas -- Cyborg -- Cyborg Invocations -- Cyborg Methods -- After Haraway -- After Cyberculture. David Bell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [136]-153) And Index. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 SERIES-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 6 COPYRIGHT......Page 7 CONTENTS......Page 8 SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 14 WHY CYBERCULTURE?......Page 16 MOMENTS IN CYBERCULTURE......Page 30 WHY CASTELLS?......Page 67 CASTELLS' KEY IDEAS......Page 74 AFTER CASTELLS......Page 103 WHY HARAWAY?......Page 106 HARAWAY'S KEY IDEAS......Page 110 AFTER HARAWAY......Page 144 AFTER CYBERCULTURE......Page 146 FURTHER READING......Page 151 OTHER WORKS CITED......Page 164 INDEX......Page 169 "This book surveys a 'cluster' of works that seek to explore the cultures of cyberspace, the Internet and the information society. It introduces key ideas, and includes detailed discussion of the work of two key thinkers in this area, Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway, as well as outlining the development of cyberculture studies as a field."--Résumé de l'éditeur Cyberculture Theorists is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to understand how to theorise cyberculture in all its forms. It surveys a 'cluster' of works that explore the cultures of cyberspace, the Internet and the information society