Insect media : an archaeology of animals and technology / Jussi Parikka.
| Author/creator | Parikka, Jussi, 1976- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2010. |
| Description | xxxv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Posthumanities ; 11 Posthumanities 11. ^A759478 |
| Contents | Introduction : insects in the age of technology -- Nineteenth-century insect technics : the uncanny affects of insects -- Genesis of form: insect architecture and swarms -- Technics of nature and temporality : Uexküll's ethology -- Metamorphosis, intensity, and devouring space : elements for an insect game theory -- Intermezzo -- Animal ensembles, robotic affects : bees, milieus, and individuation -- Biomorphs and boids : swarming algorithms -- Sexual selection in the biodigital : teknolust and the weird life of SRAs -- Epilogue : insect media as an art of transmutation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010035074 |
| ISBN | 9780816667390 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081666739X (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816667406 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816667403 (pb : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Q337.3 .P36 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |