Hi Alan,
Absolutely agree about the price of the book. It is ridiculous (even worse in Australia). It is not even bound properly....
We were not informed of the price until everything was finished. Our only hope is that enough people persuade a library to buy a copy, for Routledge to issue a paperback at a more reasonable price.
At the moment, the book has been a lot of work for very little likelihood that anyone will ever see it.
jon
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Would love to be able to afford this, Jon; it's a subject I'm really
interested in and involved with on other levels. But the price is
unbelievably prohibitive, and as I've pointed out repeatedly, the
intellectual/academic class, like the rich, is being increasingly enclaved,
not by their own volition, but by book companies and conference organizers
themselves.
- Alan, apologies -
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Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: disorder book launch and talks
Would love to be able to afford this, Jon; it's a subject I'm really
interested in and involved with on other levels. But the price is
unbelievably prohibitive, and as I've pointed out repeatedly, the
intellectual/academic class, like the rich, is being increasingly enclaved,
not by their own volition, but by book companies and conference organizers
themselves.
- Alan, apologies -
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Post by Jonathan MarshallI don't think that anyonelse from CM is in Sydney anymore, but if you are
or are visiting next week then please come.....
Launch of Disorder and the Disinformation Society: The social dynamics of
information, networks and software
http://www.tandf.net/books/details/9780415540001/
Thursday 16 July, Great Hall UTS, Sydney
6.00pm drinks and canapés for 6.30pm start, concludes 8.15pm
Order Causing Chaos
Has the urgent pursuit of efficiency, innovation and self-gratification
blinded us to the destabilising effects of change?
The technological and scientific advances ignited by the industrial
revolution are unquestionable. Yet on the flip side its many innovations
disrupted communities, economies, ecosystems and the very power structures
of nations. Its influence lingers still.
One legacy is our information age – powerful computers driven by software
of bewildering complexity and indispensable application, enabling
interconnectivity to fuel the internet and, in turn, social media linkages
across the globe. And it must all surely be good.
In this lecture UTS researchers explore dimensions of the information age
where the intended ‘ordering’ effects of new information technologies led
to disorders never anticipated.
From light-speed financial transactions making market strife, to social
media movements losing momentum for lack of true leaders, join us to
discover how disorder from order also shapes us.
Dr Jonathan Marshall, Research Anthropologist
Jonathan researches technology and society, publishing works on online
life and gender, information mess, the social-psychology of climate change,
and is currently working on climate politics and coal dependence.
Dr Didar Zowghi, Professor of Software Engineering
Based in the UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Didar
researches the issues and challenges that arise out of communication rich,
multidisciplinary activities of software and system development.
Dr Francesca da Rimini, Honorary Research Associate
Currently based with the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technology, Francesca is a cultural activist, writer and academic,
investigating the radical potential of information communication
technologies.
Associate Professor James Goodman
Based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He An expert in
political sociology researches the role of social movements in
international politics, and works on policy agendas to address global
crises, including financial and climate crises.
University Hall
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University of Technology Sydney
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Please register attendance with Robert Button for catering
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