China and the Wireless Undertow : : Media as Wave Philosophy / / Anna Greenspan.
Explores the increasingly intimate relationship between China and wireless technology, taking the wave as a central conceptProvides a new theoretical apparatus that reimagines key issues around technological evolution in a shifting geopolitical landscapeOffers a corrective to certain myopias of West...
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2023] 2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Technicities : TECH
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) :; 2 B/W illustrations 2 Black and White illustrations |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- K-Waves -- Key Terms -- Key Characters -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: Historical Waves, Electric Waves, Wave Philosophy -- 1 From Oscillation to Undulation: Chinese Culture and Techno-Modernity -- 2 Contraction and Expansion: From Wires to Wirelessness -- 3 Repetition: Pirate Culture and the Mobile Phone -- 4 Vibration: The Body Electric -- 5 Immersion: The Sentient City -- Conclusion: Apprehending the Whole of the Wave -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Explores the increasingly intimate relationship between China and wireless technology, taking the wave as a central conceptProvides a new theoretical apparatus that reimagines key issues around technological evolution in a shifting geopolitical landscapeOffers a corrective to certain myopias of Western media theoryPresents a deep, historical engagement with issues and debates surrounding Chinese cybercultureBrings together contemporary media theory with modern Chinese philosophical thoughtIn the 21st century city, wireless waves constitute an imperceptible, immersive, all-encompassing environment. Nowhere is this more so than in China, where a hyperdense network of mobile media has restructured daily life.Anna Greenspan re-imagines the relationship between China and wirelessness by synthesising contemporary media theory with modern Chinese thought. It focuses specifically on the work of three critical figures: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 (1865-1898), Xiong Shili 熊十力 (1885-1968) and Mou Zongsan 牟宗三 (1909-1995). |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781399519755 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781399519755 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anna Greenspan. |