The laws of cool : knowledge work and the culture of information /

Knowledge work is now the reigning business paradigm and affects even the world of higher education. But what perspective can the knowledge of the humanities and arts contribute to a world of knowledge work whose primary mission is business? And what is the role of information technology as both the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liu, Alan, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004.
Temas:
1900-1999
Information society.
Knowledge workers.
Humanities > Social aspects.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Internet > Social aspects.
Digital media.
Literature and technology.
Art and technology.
Popular culture > History > 20th century.
Work > Social aspects.
Société de l'information.
Travailleurs du savoir.
Enseignement supérieur > Finalités.
Internet > Aspect social.
Médias numériques.
Littérature et technologie.
Art et technologie.
Culture populaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travail > Aspect social.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Art and technology
Digital media
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Humanities > Social aspects
Information society
Internet > Social aspects
Knowledge workers
Literature and technology
Popular culture
Work > Social aspects
Hoger onderwijs.
Informatiemaatschappij.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I The New Enlightenment Preface?
  • Unnice Work?: Knowledge Work and the Academy
  • Chapter 1 The Idea of Knowledge Work
  • Part II Ice Ages Preface?We Work Here, but We?re Cool?
  • Chapter 2 Automating
  • Chapter 3 Informating
  • Chapter 4 Networking
  • Part III The Laws of Cool Preface?What?s Cool??
  • Chapter 5 The Ethos of Information
  • Chapter 6 Information Is Style
  • Chapter 7 The Feeling of Information
  • Chapter 8 Cyber-Politics and Bad Attitude
  • Part IV Humanities and Arts in the Age of Knowledge Work Preface?More?
  • Chapter 9 The Tribe of Cool
  • Chapter 10 Historicizing Cool: Humanities in the Information Age
  • Chapter 11 Destructive Creativity: The Arts in the Information Age
  • Chapter 12 Speaking of History: Toward an Alliance of New Humanities and New Arts (With a Prolegomenon on the Future Literary) Epilogue Appendixes A. Taxonomy of Knowledge Work B. Chronology of Downsizing (Through the 1990s) C.?Ethical Hacking? and Art.

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