Deconstruction machines : writing in the age of cyberwar /
Author / Creator: | Joque, Justin, 1984- author. |
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Imprint: | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018] |
Description: | xv, 248 pages ; 22 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Electronic mediations ; 54 Electronic mediations ; v. 54. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11448638 |
Summary: | A bold new theory of cyberwar argues that militarized hacking is best understood as a form of deconstruction In Deconstruction Machines , Justin Joque inquires into the fundamental nature of cyberwar through a detailed investigation of what happens at the crisis points when cybersecurity systems break down and reveal their internal contradictions. He concludes that cyberwar is best envisioned as a series of networks whose constantly shifting connections shape its very possibilities. He ultimately envisions cyberwar as a form of writing, advancing the innovative thesis that cyber attacks should be seen as a militarized form of deconstruction in which computer programs are systems that operate within the broader world of texts. Throughout, Joque addresses hot-button subjects such as technological social control and cyber-resistance entities like Anonymous and Wikileaks while also providing a rich, detailed history of cyberwar. Deconstruction Machines provides a necessary new interpretation of deconstruction and timely analysis of media, war, and technology. |
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Physical Description: | xv, 248 pages ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-238) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781517902513 1517902517 9781517902520 1517902525 |