Media Backends: Digital Infrastructures and Sociotechnical Relations

by Jonathan Cohn

Book Overview

Media backends--the electronics, labor, and operations behind our screens--significantly influence our understanding of the sociotechnical relations, economies, and operations of media. Lisa Parks, Julia Velkova, and Sander De Ridder assemble essays that delve into the evolving politics of the media infrastructural landscape. Throughout, the contributors draw on feminist, queer, and intersectional criticism to engage with infrastructural and industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252087461
• ISBN13: 9780252087462
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"