Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection

by Tung-Hui Hu

Book Overview

The exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers.
Sometimes, interacting with digital platforms, we want to be passive--in those moments of dissociation when we scroll mindlessly rather than connecting with anyone, for example, or when our only response is a shrugging "lol." Despite encouragement by these platforms to "be yourself," we...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026204711X
• ISBN13: 9780262047111
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"