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GalleryBook Review: The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America by Margaret O’Mara
In The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, Margaret O’Mara provides a new account of the region’s evolution that […]
GalleryBook Review: Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
In Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology, Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer argues that speculative fiction offers a rich […]
GalleryBook Review: Respawn: Gamers, Hackers and Technogenic Life by Colin Milburn
In Respawn: Gamers, Hackers and Technogenic Life, Colin Milburn offers a detailed analysis of the entanglements of game cultures, political activism […]
GalleryBook Review: A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy by Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum
In A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy, Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum […]
GalleryBook Review: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble
In Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism, Safiya Umoja Noble draws on her research into algorithms and bias […]
GalleryBook Review: Sensual Excess: Queer Femininity and Brown Jouissance by Amber Jamilla Musser
In Sensual Excess: Queer Femininity and Brown Jouissance, Amber Jamilla Musser confronts the tensions that arise in producing knowledge […]
GalleryBook Review: Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora by Gayatri Gopinath
In Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora, Gayatri Gopinath offers an interwoven exploration of diaspora, visuality and queer studies, […]
GalleryBook Review: Boys’ Love, Cosplay and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan edited by Maud Lavin, Ling Yang and Jing Jamie Zhao
In Boys’ Love, Cosplay and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, editors Maud […]
GalleryBook Review: Hacking Life: Systematized Living and its Discontents by Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.
In Hacking Life: Systematized Living and its Discontents, Joseph M. Reagle, Jr. explores the cultural trend of life hacking in its […]
GalleryBook Review: Heading Home: Motherhood, Work and the Failed Promise of Equality by Shani Orgad
In Heading Home: Motherhood, Work and the Failed Promise of Equality, Shani Orgad draws on interviews with educated, London-based women to […]
GalleryNew Review: Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny by Sarah Banet-Weiser
In Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny, Sarah Banet-Weiser engages with popular feminism through the lens of ambivalence, charting both the […]
GalleryBook Review: Smartphone Cultures edited by Jane Vincent and Leslie Haddon
In Smartphone Cultures, editors Jane Vincent and Leslie Haddon bring together contributors to offer nuanced analysis of the role and cultures […]
GalleryAuthor Interview: Q&A with Sarah Banet-Weiser on Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny
In this author interview, we speak to Sarah Banet-Weiser about her recent book Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny, […]
GalleryLong Read Review: k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2004-2016) by Mark Fisher, edited by Darren Ambrose with Simon Reynolds
New collection k-punk gathers together work written by the influential British cultural theorist and political activist Mark Fisher between […]
GalleryBook Review: Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters Now by Alan Rusbridger
In Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters Now, former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger offers an appraisal of […]
