Listmania!
various books
By an Amazon.com customer
Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManUnderstanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan
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key text. though written in 60's, the info contained within still is fresh today.
Methodology of the OppressedMethodology of the Oppressed by Chela Sandoval
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note take on jameson
Of GrammatologyOf Grammatology by Jacques Derrida
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Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the PrisonDiscipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of ReasonMadness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason by Michel Foucault
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Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human SciencesAnthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences by George E. Marcus
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on my to-read list
The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media (Leonardo Books)The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media (Leonardo Books)
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on my to-read list
Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Post-Contemporary Interventions)Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Post-Contemporary Interventions) by Fredric Jameson
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see sandoval's text....
The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Theory and History of Literature, Volume 10)The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Theory and History of Literature, Volume 10) by Jean-Francois Lyotard
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Where We Stand: Class MattersWhere We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
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class matters
Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of NatureSimians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature by Donna J Haraway
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includes "cyborg manifesto" (it's online, too)
The Cybercultures ReaderThe Cybercultures Reader by David Bell
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no, haven't read it. 800 pages, most articles online. still, good collection.
The Mechanical Bride : Folklore of Industrial ManThe Mechanical Bride : Folklore of Industrial Man by Marshall McLuhan
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pre-"understanding media", this text established mcluhan, and influences a lot of people at the time
The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century (Communication and Society (New York, N.Y.).)The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century (Communication and Society (New York, N.Y.).) by Marshall McLuhan
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this helps to better understand mcluhan's metaphors in "understanding media"
Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public WelfareRegulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare by Frances Fox Piven
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just picked this up
Laws of Media: The New ScienceLaws of Media: The New Science by Marshall McLuhan
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Invisible ManInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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