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Uncontained
ISBN/GTIN

Uncontained

Digital disconnection and the experience of time
BookPaperback
Ranking52224inInformatik EDV
CHF36.90

Description

Author Robert Hassan believes we are trapped in a digital prison of constant distraction. In Uncontained, he books a passage on a container ship and spends five weeks travelling from Melbourne to Singapore without digital distractions -- disconnected, and essentially alone.In this space of isolation and reflection, he is able to reconnect with lost memories and interrogate the lived experience of time.Uncontained is a personal exploration of this journey and a must-read for anyone who feels the encroachment of the digital upon their inner world.The first academic monograph from Grattan Street Press.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-6482096-1-4
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date11/06/2019
Pages302 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 156 mm, Height 234 mm, Thickness 17 mm
Weight462 g
Article no.41357779
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.32715188
Product groupInformatik EDV
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Author

Robert Hassan researches and teaches at the University of Melbourne and is the author, co-author or editor of numerous monographs and books on topics such as time, new media theory, politics and the philosophy of media. His recent works include Uncontained: Digital Connection and the Experience of Time (2019) and The Information Society: Cyber Dreams and Digital Nightmares (2017). Since 2009 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Time & Society.