Life in the trenches of hyperspace, is the latest book by douglas rushkoff, a new yorkbased, pop culture journalist who traveled to berkeley to explore the culture surrounding computer. The internet is acid, and america is having a bad trip medium. How growth became the enemy of prosperity, present shock, program or be programmed, media virus, and the novel ecstasy club. These include the invention of agriculture and the development of the printing press. Douglas rushkoff biography merchants of cool frontline pbs. He is professor of media theory and digital economics at cunyqueens.
Douglas rushkoff was one of 45 leading scholars, authors and. Rushkoff lectures about media, society, and change at conferences and. Rushkoff takes a tom wolfe electric koolaid acid test style or roman a clef, as he actively becomes a part of the people and culture that he is writing about. Cyberia wasnt really a book about the net so much as a whole conflux of new approaches to navigating the world. In the introduction to cyberia, rushkoff notes that in earlier eras, new technologies and corresponding new ways of thinking had revolutionary consequences. Rushkoffs first book about digital culture, cyberia, was canceled by. Cyberia is a book by douglas rushkoff, published in 1994. Douglas rushkoff and live team human podcast cubicgarden. The entities called computers were originally human beings, people like the accounts clerk bob cratchit in dickenss a christmas carol. Shopping channels on cable television feature hosts whose dialogues and. In its present form the book seems to endorse new age too much for my taste. Cyberia describes the new and almost unrecognizable reality that is emerging as a result.
Douglas rushkoff emerged as a media commentator in 1994 with his first book, cyberia. In rushkoff s tolkienesque, mordorlike vision of corporatism, that simply shouldnt have been permitted. His other books include cyberia, media virus, playing the future. Life in the trenches of hyperspace 2nd revised edition by douglas rushkoff isbn. Douglas rushkoff is the author of seven books on new media and popular culture. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Life in the trenches of hyperspace by douglas rushkoff, douglas rushkoff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Listening to the voices from cyberia baltimore sun. Douglas rushkoff audio books, best sellers, author bio audible.
Read our interview with douglas rushkoff in print in the technoskeptic issue 2 spring 2019. Cyberia is an ideasled, exuberant documentary written in 1994 about the. Douglas rushkoffs top 10 books on designer reality. At the beginning and the end of this book, rushkoff evokes whats wrong and whats right about the community values of his own upstate new york neighbourhood. The book discusses many different ideas revolving around technology, drugs and subcultures. Life in the trenches of hyperspace first edition first printing by rushkoff, douglas isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rushkoff did a fine job describing cultural phenomena and some people mindset, but he could be a little bit more critical. Cyberia is quite well written, but zippies are so full of shit. Life in the trenches of hyperspace by rushkoff, douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Douglas rushkoff and live team human podcast there is a author who have been following for many yearsdecades. Life in the trenches of hyperspace douglas rushkoff.
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