Hypercities: Thick Mapping in the Digital Humanities

by David Shepard, Yoh Kawano, Todd Presner

The prefix "hyper" refers to multiplicity and abundance. More than a physical space, a hypercity is a real city overlaid with information networks that document the past, catalyze the present, and project future possibilities. Hypercities are always under construction.

Todd Presner, David Shepard, and Yoh Kawano put digital humanities theory into practice to chart the proliferating cultural records of places around the world. A digital platform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674725344
• ISBN13: 9780674725348
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"