Feminism, Digital Culture and the Politics of Transmission : Theory, Practice and Cultural Heritage

"Feminism, Digital Culture and the Politics of Transmission argues that despite the prevalence of generational narratives within feminism, the technical processes through which knowledge is transmitted across generations remain unexplored. Taking Bernard Stiegler's concept of the already-there as its starting point the book considers how the politics of transmission operates within digital culture. It argues that it is necessary to re-orient feminism's political project within what is already-there so that it may respond to an emergent feminist tradition. Grounded in the author's work collecting and interpreting the music-making heritage of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, it explores how digital technologies have enabled empassioned amateurs to make 'archives' within the first decade of the 21st century. The book reflects on what is technically and politically at stake in the organization and transmission of digital artifacts, and explores what happens to feminist cultural heritage when circuits shut down, stall or become diverted" -- From the publisher. Feminism, Digital Culture and the Politics of Transmission argues that despite the prevalence of generational narratives within feminism, the technical processes through which knowledge is transmitted across generations remain unexplored. Taking Bernard Stiegler's concept of the already-there as its starting point the book considers how the politics of transmission operates within digital culture. It argues that it is necessary to re-orient feminism's political project within what is already-there so that it may respond to an emergent feminist tradition. Grounded in the author's work collecting and interpreting the music-making heritage of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, it explores how digital technologies have enabled empassioned amateurs to make 'archives' within the first decade of the 21 st century. The book reflects on what is technically and politically at stake in the organization and transmission of digital artifacts, and explores what happens to feminist cultural heritage when circuits shut down, stall or become diverted. Taking Bernard Stiegler's concept of the 'already-there' as its starting point the author considers how the politics of transmission operates within digital culture. She argues that it is necessary to re-orient feminism's political project within what is already-there so that it may respond to an emergent feminist tradition.Grounded in the author's work collecting and interpreting the music-making heritage of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, she explores how digital technologies have enabled empassioned amateurs to make 'archives' within the first decade of the 21st century. She reflects on what is technically and politically at stake in the organization and transmission of digital artifacts, and what happens to feminist cultural heritage when circuits shut down, stall or become diverted Feminism's already-there? -- Feminist knowledge formation and the already-there -- Generation and conflict -- Intangible cultural heritage, transmission and alternative traditions -- Digital technologies, transmission and long circuits -- Digital archives of process -- Orientation within. Already-there Devises A Theoretical Framework To Think Through The Politics Of Transmission Within Feminism. It Draws Upon And Develops The Work Of Bernard Stiegler To Create A Theoretical Apparatus That Can Analyze The Politics Of Transmission Within Digital Culture.