Overview

How is knowledge produced and used in cyberspace? David Hakken - a key figure in the anthropology of science and technology studies - approaches the study of cyberculture through the venue of knowledge production, drawing on critical theory from anthropology, philosophy and informatics (computer science) to examine how the character and social functions of knowledge change profoundly in computer-saturated environments. He looks at what informational technologies offer, how they are being employed, and how they are tied to various agendas and forms of power. Knowledge Landscapes will be essential for both social scientists and cultural studies scholars doing research on cyberculture.

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Author:   David Hakken
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9780415945097

ISBN 10:   0415945097
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   03 October 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introductory Perspectives; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Knowledge Question in Cyberspace; Chapter 2 Clarifying the Cyberspace Knowledge Question; Chapter 3 “Knowledge Management Fatigue Syndrome” and the Practical Importance of the Cyberspace Knowledge Question; Ethnological Perspectives; Chapter 4 Toward a Philosophical Basis for the Study of Knowledge Networking; Chapter 5 The New Anthropology of Knowledge Networking; Chapter 6 A Social Informatics Approach to Knowledge in Cyberspace; Ethnographic Perspectives; Chapter 7 Creating Knowledge with Automated Information Technologies, or Knowledge Networking Knowledge Networking; Chapter 8 Knowledge in Organizations and Knowledge Networking Oneida County; Chapter 9 The Cyberspace Knowledge Question in Education; Conclusions: The Analytics of Knowledge in Cyberspace; Chapter 10 A Critique of Popular Political Economies of Cyberspace Knowledge; Chapter 11 An Alternative Political Economy of Knowledge in Cyberspace; Chapter 12 An Ethico-aesthetics and Politics for Changing Knowledge in Cyberspace;

Reviews

Hakken's book makes an important contribution to thinking about the status of knowledge, knowledge production and the social aspects of knowledge production and use in cyberspace. This presents very solid thinking about what informational technologies offer, how they are being used, how they are tied to different interests and forms of power, and what the limitations are. Rarely do you see such clarity in this new field. <br>-Wesley Shumar, co-editor of Building Virtual Communities <br>

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