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The Anthrobscene

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Anthrobscene
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jussi Parikka
SeriesForerunners: Ideas First
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:60
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
Social impact of environmental issues
ISBN/Barcode 9780816696079
ClassificationsDewey:302.231
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 30 October 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Smartphones, laptops, tablets, and e-readers all at one time held the promise of a more environmentally healthy world not dependent on paper and deforestation. The result of our ubiquitous digital lives is, as we see in "The Anthrobscene, "actually quite the opposite: not ecological health but an environmental wasteland, where media never die. Juss

Author Biography

Jussi Parikka is professor in technological culture and aesthetics at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.