Subversion, conversion, development : cross-cultural knowledge exchange and the politics of design /

This volume explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies, encounters that counter dominant, Western-oriented notions of media consumption. The contributors include media practices as forms of cultural resistance and subversion, 'DIY cultures', and other...

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Other Authors:	Wilson, Lee, 1966- (Editor), Leach, James, 1969- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London England : The MIT Press, 2014.
Series:	Infrastructures Series
Subjects:	Information technology > Social aspects. Technological innovations > Social aspects. Community development > Case studies. Internet and indigenous peoples. Computers and civilization. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Anthropology & Archaeology ECONOMICS/Trade & Development Electronic books.
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Summary:	This volume explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies, encounters that counter dominant, Western-oriented notions of media consumption. The contributors include media practices as forms of cultural resistance and subversion, 'DIY cultures', and other non-mainstream models of technology production and consumption. The contributors - leading thinkers in science and technology studies, anthropology, and software design - pay special attention to the specific inflections that different cultures and communities give to the value of knowledge.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (266 pages).
ISBN:	9780262322492 0262322498 9780262322508 0262322501
DOI:	10.7551/mitpress/9780262027168.001.0001