Episode 23

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Published on:

30th Sep 2022

Wendy Chun - Updating to Remain the Same

Barry and Mike discuss Wendy Chun's book, "Updating to Remain the Same"

and discuss the political and social implications of her arguments.

They begin by deconstructing the terms of her argument that Crisis +

Habit = Update and pay particular attention to the role that Chun

assigns neoliberalism in defining the perpetually shifting nature of our

networked selves.

This one gets a little messy.

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Critical Media Studies
The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.

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