Douglas rushkoff, author of what is your dangerous idea. In computer programming a command is a directive to a computer to perform a specific task. This is a large chunk of the interview i had with douglas at the sanctuary in brighton on the 28th september 1995. Life in the trenches of hyperspace by rushkoff, douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. And cyberguru douglas rushkoffs new book must be a modern classic of the. May 11, 2009 douglas rushkoff is the author of ten books on media, technology, and society, including cyberia, media virus, coercion, nothing sacred, get back in the box, and the novel ecstasy club. As a media theorist, he has a lot of ideas about everything, and hed like to share them with you. Expand rushkoff graduated magna cum laude from princeton university. Cyberia has its obvious flaws in retrospect examples regarding the links between drug culture, hacking, the internet, and computers that have.
The book discusses many different ideas revolving around technology, drugs and subcultures. And cyberguru douglas rushkoff s new book must be a modern classic of the. Douglas rushkoff talks club zerog and breaking into comics. Winner of the first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity. Mar 25, 20 douglas rushkoff, who spends his days thinking, writing and teaching about media culture, says its time for people to stop chasing every ping and start using technology in a way that makes us. Listening to the voices from cyberia baltimore sun. This was part of his tour of britain to promote his book, cyberia. Life in the trenches of hyperspace reprint by douglas rushkoff isbn. Cyberia 1994 was cyberculture theorist douglas rushkoffs first book, written in 1992 and delayed because the publishers felt that email and the internet were not likely to become significant. To prepare i listened to his podcast, which i loved, watched his ted talk, which got me thinking, and watched one of his several frontline episodes, called generation like. The geekdad interview with douglas rushkoff douglas rushkoff i have been reading douglas rushkoffs writings on cyberculture since the early 1990s when i did my senior.
Few things read as well as complete, selfabasing repentance. Feb 12, 2016 douglas rushkoff emerged as a media commentator in 1994 with his first book, cyberia. Ten commands for the digital age, douglas rushkoffs presents 10 commands that are each based on one of the biases of digital media. Douglas rushkoff emerged as a media commentator in 1994 with his first book, cyberia. Jan 01, 1993 i cannot count how many facepalms it took to get through his quotes. Douglas rushkoff, one of the most cutting edge thinkers of our time, is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each others values. Cyberia 1994 was cyberculture theorist douglas rushkoff s first book, written in 1992 and delayed because the publishers felt that email and the internet were not likely to become significant.
A special presentation of and cbr news, pop images jonathan ellis talks with author douglas rushkoff about his first foray into the world of graphic novels, club zerog. Life in the trenches of cyberspace by douglas rushkoff. Douglas rushkoff born 18 february 1961 is a new yorkbased writer, columnist and lecturer on technology, media and popular culture. Media theorist douglas rushkoff s new book, team human, argues that people need to reprogram themselves to be more resistant to. Mar 21, 20 douglas rushkoff is a man ready to talk. He is professor of media theory and digital economics at cunyqueens. In this astute and powerful talk media theorist douglas rushkoff talks about the shift from industrial to a postindustrial society, and why we need to rethink the old imperialist models of expansion and growth to reclaim our time and ultimately our destiny. Douglas mark rushkoff born february 18, 1961 is an american media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. We are waking up to the fact that weve been slaves to an exponential growth curve for the past 40 years, at least, and really much much longer.
Life in the trenches of hyperspace, is the latest book by douglas rushkoff, a new yorkbased, pop culture journalist who traveled to berkeley to explore the culture surrounding computer. Listen in on conversations with dozens of cyberians, including. May 28, 2009 smoking gun, an independent studio formed in 2007 by relic entertainment vets, has landed a new deal with tech evangelist douglas rushkoff, with the awardwinning author set to pen the story for. This week, geekdad is excited to present 5 exclusive excerpts from the book.
Ralph abraham, cyberia s village mathematician, a bearded technosage whose mathematical equations explain the shifting, hyperdimensional cyberian turf. A whirlwind tour through the lens of various web subcultures, cyberia lay the philosophical foundation for the internet as an opportunity for a new kind of liberation. His new book, present shock, is his effort to describe. Douglas rushkoff is team human, and not ready to let tech win. Life in the trenches of hyperspace 2nd revised edition by douglas rushkoff isbn. Join douglas rushkoff and amber case in conversation about how we can optimize technology for human beings instead of the other way around. Smoking gun, cyberia author rushkoff partner for games, books. Jan 30, 2019 a few months ago a friend started telling me you should listen to doug rushkoff. This largely sympathetic report from the latest frontier will undoubtedly strike many older readers as outrageous, but others especially.
Cyberia is quite well written, but zippies are so full of shit. As far as the ultrawealthy are concerned, the virus to be afraid of is less a medical challenge than a memetic one. Rushkoff argued that the web could generate a new renaissance. His debut examined the early psychedelic, rave roots of digital technology.
Douglas rushkoff argues that it doesnt have to be this way. In its present form the book seems to endorse new age too much for my taste. This is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in. Douglas rushkoff books list of books by author douglas rushkoff. See all books authored by douglas rushkoff, including present shock. Digiphrenia excerpt from douglas rushkoffs present shock. The future of work podcast is a weekly show where jacob has. Douglas rushkoff is the author of ten books on media, technology, and society, including cyberia, media virus, coercion, nothing sacred, get back in the box, and the novel ecstasy club. Everything from a technologys user interface and energy consumption to its privacy settings and business plan can be developed with an eye toward creating tools that do what their users say.
The book cyberia was understood as a wildly optimistic portrait of our digital. Rushkoff takes a tom wolfe electric koolaid acid test style or roman a clef, as he actively becomes a part of the people and culture that he is writing about. In his latest book, team human also a podcast and a movement of sorts, he sums up 25 years and about 20 books dealing with technology, media, economics and magic. Jun 17, 2016 at the dawn of the internet douglas rushkoff wrote the book cyberia.
Cyberia is a book by douglas rushkoff, published in 1994. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Douglas rushkoff is a writer, documentarian, and lecturer whose work focuses on human autonomy in a digital age. When everything happens now, and program or be programmed ten commands for a digital age, and more on. Douglas rushkoff is team human, and not ready to let tech. A live team human conversation with douglas rushkoff and seth godin. When an entire subculture like a kid at a rave trying virtual reality for the first time saw the wild potentials of marrying the latest computer technologies with the most intimately held dreams and the most ancient spiritual truths. Rushkoff, a new yorkbased journalist, goes west to berkeley for a look inside cyberia the emerging countercultural terrain of computer hackers, smart drugs, house music, and a range of alternate cyberpunk lifestyles and anarchic philosophies. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems. How growth became the enemy of prosperity, present shock, program or be programmed, media virus, and the novel ecstasy club.
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