http://roychristopher.com/building-a-brand I marshal the middle between Mathers and McLuhan. Fri, 11 May 2012 20:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://roychristopher.com/building-a-brand/comment-page-1#comment-7820 William Gibson and the City: Two New Books | Roy Christopher Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:27:24 +0000 http://roychristopher.com/?p=720#comment-7820 [...] Hoepker’s book extracts Gibson’s urban theory from his many novels. First, she establishes what she calls an “Archeology of Future Spaces,” then contextualizes Gibson’s work within 1980s science fiction. Next, she explores the future urban landscapes of his books in turn, illustrating not only the impossibilities of mapping these spaces via traditional means, but the invisible politics thereof as well. The gerrymandering of space for political gain is as much a part of the postmodern condition as advertising on every available surface. [...] [...] Hoepker’s book extracts Gibson’s urban theory from his many novels. First, she establishes what she calls an “Archeology of Future Spaces,” then contextualizes Gibson’s work within 1980s science fiction. Next, she explores the future urban landscapes of his books in turn, illustrating not only the impossibilities of mapping these spaces via traditional means, but the invisible politics thereof as well. The gerrymandering of space for political gain is as much a part of the postmodern condition as advertising on every available surface. [...]

]]> http://roychristopher.com/building-a-brand/comment-page-1#comment-5974 Datamining the Disconnections: Bits vs Atoms, The Rematch | Roy Christopher Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:17:52 +0000 http://roychristopher.com/?p=720#comment-5974 [...] been externalizing our knowledge since we started speaking and writing on cave walls, but much more recently, as James Carey pointed out, the telegraph established a major watershed. [...] [...] been externalizing our knowledge since we started speaking and writing on cave walls, but much more recently, as James Carey pointed out, the telegraph established a major watershed. [...]

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