Douglas draia is 49 years old and was born on 12161969. Considered one of the worlds foremost public intellectuals, douglas rushkoff has authored 17 books chronicling media and technology in the digital age. Program or be programmed ten commands for a digital age by douglas rushkoff. It was hard to read this book without getting frustrated and i think the chapter about pyramid schemes frustrated me the most. Its a fascinating piece, and i consider douglas to be spot on with a lot of his viewpoints. Program or be programmed by douglas rushkoff overdrive. Getting inspiration from douglas rushkoff the medinge group. When an entire subculture like a kid at a rave trying virtual reality for the first time saw the wild potentials of marrying the latest computer technologies with the most intimately held dreams and the most ancient spiritual truths. He can ask big gnarly questions, and then before you know it, present a buffet of solutions that leave you with a ravenous appetite to. Douglas mark rushkoff born february 18, 1961 is an american media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. Life in the trenches of hyperspace douglas rushkoff on. Shutter island the dreams the symptoms teddy had experienced night terrors and hallucinations of his past that started to make him insane. Life in the trenches of cyberspace by douglas rushkoff.
Douglas rushkoff is the author of seven books on new media and popular culture, including cyberia, media virus, playing the future, and the novel ecstasy club. A good book to read this book against would be escape velocity by mark dery, which is a little more down to earth, covers some similar material, and contains a counterpoint to cyberia. Few things read as well as complete, selfabasing repentance. Life in the trenches of hyperspace 2nd revised edition by douglas rushkoff isbn. How growth became the enemy of prosperity, present shock, program or be programmed, media virus, and the novel ecstasy club. He is professor of media theory and digital economics at cunyqueens. He is founder of the laboratory for digital humanism at cunyqueens, where hes professor of media theory and digital economics for the new masters program in. Phyllis had always been the one to take care of douglas, now. Author douglas rushkoffs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Feb 12, 2016 douglas rushkoff emerged as a media commentator in 1994 with his first book, cyberia. He has made the pbs frontline documentaries digital nation, the persuaders, and merchants of cool. How about that brutal reduction of our oral traditions known as the printed book. Its been 25 years since i first turned the manuscript of my first book, cyberia.
Cyberia is an ideasled, exuberant documentary written in 1994 about the converging strands of this new era, the empowerments of cybertechnology and the emergent hacker and cyber milieu. Cyberia s village mathematician, a bearded technosage whose mathematical equations explain the shifting, hyperdimensional cyberian turf. Excerpted with permission from the advertising chapter of rushkoffs recent book published by putnam. Dissociative identity disorder by francesca yung on prezi. Douglas rushkoff audio books, best sellers, author bio. Rushkoff does us all a favour and bridges the gap between cyberspace, drugs, media, tribalism, society as a whole and asks in a very succinct voyage, how do we become the masters of cyberia. I cannot count how many facepalms it took to get through his quotes. An inspired look at how ideas are disseminated by the media and at how new concepts can be injected into the mainstream, altering views about critical social issues. The digital age will always be marked by the spirit of its first emergence, and the.
He has also written and presented two documentaries, the merchants of cool and the persuaders. Indeed as rushkoff shows, most americans have so willingly adopted the values of corporations that theyre no longer even aware of it. Douglas rushkoff has written a dozen bestselling books on media and society, including cyberia, media virus, coercion winner of the marshall mcluhan a. He sees media as the landscape where this interaction takes place and literacy as the ability to participate consciously in it. Douglas rushkoff is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality. Douglas rampona, whose father was albert einsteins. Thanks to technologies like the computer, the modem. Cyberia is about a very special moment in our recent history a moment when anything seemed possible. Life in the trenches of hyperspace, to the publisher. Winner of the media ecology associations first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity, dr.
When everything happens now as well as a dozen other bestselling books on media, technology, and culture, including program or be programmed, media virus, life inc and the novel ecstasy club. This book investigates the art of manipulation and how coercive tactics are used everyday. Open future calling in team human to combat the maladies of. Douglas rushkoff emerged as a media commentator in 1994 with his first book, cyberia. Douglas rushkoff is a media theorist and the bestselling author of present shock. Douglas rushkoff is a new yorkbased writer, rushkocf and lecturer on technology, media and popular culture. Douglas also answers to douglas r draia and douglas richard draia, and perhaps a couple of other names. Between 1996 and 2001 he wrote a column on interactive culture for the new york times and the guardian. And cyberguru douglas rushkoff s new book must be a modern classic of the. Preface to the 1994 paperback edition a lot has happened in the year or so since i wrote this book. Douglas knox, advantage medical group family medicine. Winner of the first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity, douglas rushkoff has written a dozen bestselling books on media and society, including cyberia, media virus, coercion winner of the marshall mcluhan award, get back in the box, and life inc. William gibson and bruce sterling, the founders of cyberliterature, who talk about the facts, fantasies, and fears behind their works. Unless an external source of funding comes in, the post office will.
Follow douglas rushkoff and explore their bibliography from s douglas rushkoff author page. At the dawn of the internet douglas rushkoff wrote the book cyberia. Open future calling in team human to combat the maladies of digital media. Rushkoff did a fine job describing cultural phenomena and some people mindset, but he could be a little bit more critical. Cyberia is an ideasled, exuberant documentary written in 1994 about the. Ten commands for a digital age douglas rushkoff, leland purvis on. A book excerpt and interview with douglas rushkoff, an author and media scholar at the city university of new york. Douglas rushkoff is professor of media culture at new york universitys interactive telecommunications program. Rushkoff himself has distanced himself widely from the rhetoric used in this book, but even this does not discredit this as a seminal text when looking at the. He sees media as the landscape where this interaction takes place, and literacy as the ability to participate.
Cyberia is quite well written, but zippies are so full of shit. Pete and to work in the tampa bay area, shortening our name makes it easier to say, reflects our expanding customer base outside the state of florida, and avoids a confusing acronym. Wmc 2019 keynote speaker douglas rushkoff on technology. Phyllis had always been the one to take care of douglas, now he feels as if it is his duty and privilege to take care of her, even though others dont 2151145. He is the correspondent for frontlines the merchants of. See all books authored by douglas rushkoff, including present shock. Home douglas rushkoff search for author book series. Pyke papadopoulos rated it liked it jan 03, given the way the internet has changed since then, this book should pretty much be considered a time capsule. Cyberia by douglas rushkoff free mobi epub ebooks download. The book discusses many different ideas revolving around technology, drugs and subcultures. Douglas rushkoff is professor of media culture at new york universitys interactive. Douglas rushkoff, one of the most cutting edge thinkers of our time, is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each others values. Rushkoff argued that the web could generate a new renaissance. His bestselling books include graphic novels, cyberia, media virus, playing.
Rushkoff shot onto the digital public sphere with cyberia. Life in the trenches of hyperspace first edition first printing by rushkoff, douglas isbn. In this informationdriven age, the easiest way to manipulate the culture is through the media. Douglas rushkoff is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Winner of the first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity. Previous to douglas s current city of houston, tx, douglas draia lived in friendswood tx. Douglas rushkoff is the author of seven books on new media and popular culture, including cyberia, media virus, playing the future, and the. He had these occur more frequently throughout the film and they would alter his perception and sense of awareness when he arose. His debut examined the early psychedelic, rave roots. A hip and caustically humorous mcluhan for the 90s, culture watcher douglas rushkoff now offers a fascinating expose of media manipulation in todays age of instant information. Douglas knox is a practicing family medicine doctor in lawrence, ks. An excerpt from the book on the digitalmedia environment appears. Life in the trenches of hyperspace first edition first printing by douglas rushkoff isbn. A whirlwind tour through the lens of various web subcultures, cyberia lay the philosophical foundation for the internet as an opportunity for a new kind of liberation.
Alexandra page, md is an orthopedic surgery specialist in san diego, ca and has been practicing for 22 years. Rushkoff suggests no less than letting go of the chosen notion altogether judaism is an idea, not a race and, with it, the fixation on israel. Douglas rushkoffs top 10 books on designer reality. When everything happens now, and program or be programmed ten commands for a digital age, and more on. Get appointment information and hours of operation for alexander lakowsky, practicing internal medicine doctor in burlingame, ca. Cyberia is about a very special moment in our recent history a moment. We were naive to think that digital technology would be intrinsically and inevitably more empowering than any medium that came before it. He lives in new york, and lectures about media, society, and economics around the world. Rushkoff also wrote the acclaimed novels ecstasy club and exit strategy and graphic novels club zerog, testament. Jan 03, 2017 ive had a 52 insights interview with douglas rushkoff open in a firefox tab for nearly half a year. Life in the trenches of hyperspace by rushkoff, douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Cyberia has its obvious flaws in retrospect examples regarding the links between drug culture, hacking, the internet, and computers that have. His earlier books include life inc, program or be programmed, and media virus. Rushkoffs first book about digital culture, cyberia, was canceled by. Well, 27 years if you count the first publisher, which. He has written a dozen bestselling books on media and society, including cyberia, media virus, coercion winner of the marshall mcluhan award, get back in the box, life inc. Douglas rushkoff is the winner of the first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity. An interview with media theorist douglas rushkoff on alternate.
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Mar 26, 2012 mat smith, sean cooper and myriam joire are your tour guides on our trip through this years mobile world congress, and we wrap things up with a visit from media theorist douglas rushkoff to. Ive revisited it from time to time and enjoyed what douglas has had to say. But theres something galling about a onetime evangelist of cyberia who decides to. Douglas draia richard, 49 houston, tx has court or arrest. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 01, 2016 douglas rushkoff is one of those rare writers and friends. Postal service appears to be the latest casualty in digital technologys slow but steady replacement of working humans. Bolda, md is a practicing orthopedic surgeon in denison, ia. Read doctorproduced health and medical information written for you to make informed decisions about your health concerns. Douglas rushkoff has written ten books on new media and popular culture including cyberia, media virus, playing the future, nothing sacred. The most virulent viruses today are composed of information. His debut examined the early psychedelic, rave roots of digital technology. Winner of the first neil postman award for career achievement in public intellectual activity, douglas rushkoff is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each others values.
Douglas rushkoff audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. He is an adviser to the united nations commission on world culture, on the board of directors of the media ecology association, and. Douglas rushkoff is a professor of media culture at new york university and the author of several books on new media and popular culture. Todays leading media theorist offers everyone a practical yet mindblowing guide to our digital world.
He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems rushkoff is most frequently regarded as a media theorist and is known for coining terms and concepts including viral. He moved to the area in 1999, and several years later opened first colonial eye center, which was renamed supralase in 2007 after the laser vision correction surgery he invented and patented. Medicinenet health and medical information produced by doctors. The internet is acid, and america is having a bad trip. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. This largely sympathetic report from the latest frontier will undoubtedly strike many older readers as outrageous, but others especially. Cyberia 1994 was cyberculture theorist douglas rushkoff s first book, written in 1992 and delayed because the publishers felt that email and the internet were not likely to become significant. In its present form the book seems to endorse new age too much for my taste. His ten bestselling books on new media and popular culture have been translated to over thirty. A book excerpt and interview with douglas rushkoff, an author and media. Innovation from the inside out and coercion, winner of the marshall mcluhan award for best media book. Rushkoff takes a tom wolfe electric koolaid acid test style or roman a clef, as he actively becomes a part of the people and culture that he is writing about. Since his 1994 observational book cyberia, rushkoff has often been at the. Douglas rushkoff is a professor for media studies in the city university of new york with four videos in the c span video library.
Thanks to technologies like the computer, the modem, interactive media, and the internet, we no longer. I asked my dad to choose from his bookshelf and give me a book to read. His other books include cyberia, media virus, playing the future, nothing sacred. Moreover, rushkoff laments, judaism is being dislodged from its bedrock values, which he presents as iconoclasm, abstract monotheism and social justice. Personal democracy forum 2016 speakers personal democracy. Douglas rushkoff is the author of ten books on media, values, and society, including cyberia, media virus, get back in the box, and open source democracy. Life in the trenches of hyperspace by douglas rushkoff, douglas rushkoff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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