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Arnold Pacey's "Technology-Practice"
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By Sweeney on Feb 11th, 2011
  1. Academia
  1. Arnold Pacey
  2. critical information studies
  3. Miriam Sweeney
  4. technology practice

In The Culture of Technology, Arnold Pacey argues that the term “technology” has, itself, served as a barrier for meaningful dialogue about the...
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Halavais on Critical Code Studies: Code is Never Neutral
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By Noble on Feb 9th, 2011
  1. Academia
  2. Coding & Development
  3. Internet & Web 2.0
  4. Privacy
  1. black box
  2. commodification
  3. critical code studies
  4. critical information studies
  5. Google
  6. privacy
  7. search engine optimization

Halavais reminds us in the introduction to this book that the search engine has become such a normative part of our experience with digital...
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Dyer-Witheford's Games of Empire: a Must Read for Critical Information Scholars
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By Noble on Feb 9th, 2011
  1. Academia
  2. Coding & Development
  3. Games & Gaming
  1. critical code studies
  2. critical information studies
  3. digital capital
  4. empire
  5. video games

Dyer-Witheford's thesis is that virtual games are not only a reflection of offline realities, but that they are a manifestation of capitalism and...
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The continued relevance of Herbert Schiller
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By Noble on Feb 9th, 2011
  1. Academia
  2. Internet & Web 2.0
  1. commericalization of the internet
  2. critical information studies
  3. inequality
  4. internet
  5. open internet

Schiller makes a compelling argument about the fundamental shift from publicly protected information to corporate control. Traditional...
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Vaidhyanathan: The mandate for Critical Information Studies
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By Noble on Feb 9th, 2011
  1. Academia
  2. Coding & Development
  3. Legal, Licensing & Copyright
  1. copyright
  2. critical code studies
  3. critical information studies

Vaidhyanathan's manifesto is a call for interdisciplinary cooperation and cohesion around critical approaches to the study of information. He is...
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