The Critique of Digital Capitalism: An Analysis of the Political Economy of Digital Culture and Technology

by Michael Betancourt

Book Overview

Anything that can be automated, will be. The "magic" that digital technology has brought us - self-driving cars, Bitcoin, high frequency trading, the internet of things, social networking, mass surveillance, the 2009 housing bubble - has not been considered from an ideological perspective. The Critique of Digital Capitalism identifies how digital technology has captured contemporary society in a reification of capitalist priorities, and also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692598448
• ISBN13: 9780692598443
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Punctum Books
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"