The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace / Edition 1

by David Hakken

Overview

How is knowledge produced and used in cyberspace? David Hakken - a key figure in the anthropology of science and technology studies - approaches the study of cyberculture through the venue of knowledge production, drawing on critical theory from anthropology, philosophy and informatics (computer science) to examine how the character and social functions of knowledge change profoundly in computer-saturated environments. He looks at what informational technologies offer, how they are being employed, and how they are tied to various agendas and forms of power. Knowledge Landscapes will be essential for both social scientists and cultural studies scholars doing research on cyberculture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415945097
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/03/2003
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introductory Perspectives; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Knowledge Question in Cyberspace; Chapter 2 Clarifying the Cyberspace Knowledge Question; Chapter 3 “Knowledge Management Fatigue Syndrome” and the Practical Importance of the Cyberspace Knowledge Question; Ethnological Perspectives; Chapter 4 Toward a Philosophical Basis for the Study of Knowledge Networking; Chapter 5 The New Anthropology of Knowledge Networking; Chapter 6 A Social Informatics Approach to Knowledge in Cyberspace; Ethnographic Perspectives; Chapter 7 Creating Knowledge with Automated Information Technologies, or Knowledge Networking Knowledge Networking; Chapter 8 Knowledge in Organizations and Knowledge Networking Oneida County; Chapter 9 The Cyberspace Knowledge Question in Education; Conclusions: The Analytics of Knowledge in Cyberspace; Chapter 10 A Critique of Popular Political Economies of Cyberspace Knowledge; Chapter 11 An Alternative Political Economy of Knowledge in Cyberspace; Chapter 12 An Ethico-aesthetics and Politics for Changing Knowledge in Cyberspace;