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“…Included in the volume is one of the final interviews to be published with novelist and semiotician Umberto Eco; a conversation with Bruce Sterling, in which the science-fiction author responds to designers who reference his writings; and design theorist Vilém Flusser's 1966 essay ?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Licklider -- Augmenting human intellect: a conceptual framework / Douglas Engelbart -- The gadget lover: Narcissus as narcosis / Marshall McLuhan -- The architectural relevance of cybernetics / Gordon Pask -- Generator project / Cedric Price -- The aesthetics of disappearance / Paul Virilo -- A thousand plateaux: capitalism and schizophrenia / Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari -- Neuromancer / William Gibson -- A cyborg manifesto / Donna Haraway -- Engines of abundance -- Queen of angels / Greg Bear -- The difference engine / William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- The origins of drama and the future of fun / Howard Rheingold -- Policinf the spectrum / Manuel De Landa -- Liquid architectures in cyberspace / Marcos Novak -- An empirical theory of the mind: the evolution of conciousness / Daniel C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Licklider -- Augmenting human intellect: a conceptual framework / Douglas Engelbart -- The gadget lover: Narcissus as narcosis / Marshall McLuhan -- The architectural relevance of cybernetics / Gordon Pask -- Generator project / Cedric Price -- The aesthetics of disappearance / Paul Virilo -- A thousand plateaux: capitalism and schizophrenia / Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari -- Neuromancer / William Gibson -- A cyborg manifesto / Donna Haraway -- Engines of abundance -- Queen of angels / Greg Bear -- The difference engine / William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- The origins of drama and the future of fun / Howard Rheingold -- Policinf the spectrum / Manuel De Landa -- Liquid architectures in cyberspace / Marcos Novak -- An empirical theory of the mind: the evolution of conciousness / Daniel C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Note on References -- A Personal Preface -- What SF Is -- 1 Introduction Coming Out of the Science Fiction Closet -- Learning to Read Science Fiction -- 2 Introduction Rejecting Gesture Politics -- Literary Gatekeepers and the Fabril Tradition -- 3 Introduction Getting Away from the Facilior Lectio -- Semiotic Ghosts and Ghostlinesses in the Work of Bruce Sterling -- SF and Change -- 4 Introduction Getting Serious with the Fans -- Science Fiction and the Idea of History -- 5 Introduction Getting to Grips with the Issue of Cultures -- Cultural Engineering: A Theme in Science Fiction -- 6 Introduction And Not Fudging the Issue! …”

“…Written by noted technology journalist and interactive media veteran Su zanne Stefanac , the book features a fresh and succinct approach; quotes and commentary from noted and celebrity bloggers (author/futurist Bruce Sterling, NPR commentator Farai Chideya, Craig Newmark of craigslist.com, and Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing editor and science fiction author, among others); an accompanying blog site (dispatchesfromblogistan.com); and more. …”