Technology and barbarism : or: how billionaires will save us from the end of the world /
Technology and Barbarism is a collection of nonfiction essays exploring the intersections of technology, literature, science and art. The book examines how hard science fiction has influenced contemporary scientific and technological developments and how historical and cultural phenomena shape our u...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Spanish. |
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New York :
Astra House,
[2026].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Technology and Barbarism is a collection of nonfiction essays exploring the intersections of technology, literature, science and art. The book examines how hard science fiction has influenced contemporary scientific and technological developments and how historical and cultural phenomena shape our understanding of humanity. Topics range from the influence of nineteenth-century science fiction and human zoos on literature, to the role of algorithms and bacteria in creative processes, to philosophical reflections on contemporary issues such as COVID-19, capitalism and technological innovation. The long essay "Capitalist Science Fiction" investigates the relationship between speculative fiction and modern technological and economic systems, including developments in Silicon Valley. Nieva combines literary analysis, historical research and philosophical inquiry to explore the evolving boundaries between human and nonhuman, living and nonliving. |
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| Physical Description: | 231 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781662603181 1662603185 |