Analog

By:

Hassan, Robert

Material type: Text

TextSeries: MIT Press Essential Knowledge seriesPublication details: MIT Press 2023 CambridgeDescription: 250pISBN:

9780262544498

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

601 HAS

Summary: The author explores deep connection to analog technology, arguing that nostalgia for the "realness" of analog is a result of the loss of something from technological past. The author discusses major developments in analog technology, such as the silent film The Artist, non-e-book books, mechanical clocks, and the programmable loom. The author warns that the transition to digital has downgraded human participation in the human-technology relationship, leading to a nostalgia for the ancient aspects of who we are.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Jammu General Stacks	Non-fiction	601 HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMJ-9381

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1. Introduction 2. Being analog 3. Retro analog (the zombie in the digital machine) 4. Ancient analog : writing, computer, clock 5. Mechanical analog : conquest by the machine 6. Electronic analog 7. Analog to digital

The author explores deep connection to analog technology, arguing that nostalgia for the "realness" of analog is a result of the loss of something from technological past. The author discusses major developments in analog technology, such as the silent film The Artist, non-e-book books, mechanical clocks, and the programmable loom. The author warns that the transition to digital has downgraded human participation in the human-technology relationship, leading to a nostalgia for the ancient aspects of who we are.

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