China and the Wireless Undertow : : Media as Wave Philosophy / / Anna Greenspan.

• VerfasserIn: Greenspan, Anna,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2023]; 2023
• Godina izdanja: 2023
• Jezik: English
• Serija: Technicities : TECH
• Opis: 1 online resource (276 p.) :; 2 B/W illustrations 2 Black and White illustrations

Explores the increasingly intimate relationship between China and wireless technology, taking the wave as a central conceptProvides a new theoretical apparatus that reimagines key issues around technological evolution in a shifting geopolitical landscapeOffers a corrective to certain myopias of Western media theoryPresents a deep, historical engagement with issues and debates surrounding Chinese cybercultureBrings together contemporary media theory with modern Chinese philosophical thoughtIn the 21st century city, wireless waves constitute an imperceptible, immersive, all-encompassing environment. Nowhere is this more so than in China, where a hyperdense network of mobile media has restructured daily life.Anna Greenspan re-imagines the relationship between China and wirelessness by synthesising contemporary media theory with modern Chinese thought. It focuses specifically on the work of three critical figures: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 (1865-1898), Xiong Shili 熊十力 (1885-1968) and Mou Zongsan 牟宗三 (1909-1995).

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- K-Waves -- Key Terms -- Key Characters -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: Historical Waves, Electric Waves, Wave Philosophy -- 1 From Oscillation to Undulation: Chinese Culture and Techno-Modernity -- 2 Contraction and Expansion: From Wires to Wirelessness -- 3 Repetition: Pirate Culture and the Mobile Phone -- 4 Vibration: The Body Electric -- 5 Immersion: The Sentient City -- Conclusion: Apprehending the Whole of the Wave -- Bibliography -- Index