The digital dialectic

This anthology gathers writing on how digital computing is reshaping the way we see, read and think, and how it reworks older media and artistic forms. Its contributors come from scholarship, art-making and business, so the pieces mix abstract argument with close attention to what new tools can and cannot do in practice.

The volume is organised around the idea of the digital dialectic, a way of testing theoretical claims against the real limits of the technology. Rather than offering journalistic accounts or enthusiasm for the latest developments, the essays aim for rigorous yet readable discussion of new technologies, new media and emerging cultural forms.