In the Land of the Unreal
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In the Land of the Unreal
Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles
Messeri, Lisa
Duke University Press
03/2024
312
Dura
Inglês
9781478025979
15 a 20 dias
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Acknowledgments ix
Prologue xiii
Introduction: Fantasy and Technology 1
Part I. Fantasy of Place 27
1. Desert of the Unreal: Histories, Futures, and Industries of Reality Repair 31
2. Realities Otherwise: Understanding VR by Experiencing LA 51
3. Tinseltown and Technology: Producing Virtual Reality in the Dream Factory 75
Part II. Fantasy of Being 101
4. Being and the Other: Dismantling the FaCade of the Empathy Machine 105
5. Special Affect: An Empathy Machine Otherwise 133
Part III. Fantasy of Representation 155
6. VR's Feminine Mystique: A Technology of the #MeToo Moment 159
7. Making Innovation Women's Work: Storytelling and Worldbuilding for "Tech" Otherwise 181
Epilogue 201
Notes 209
Bibliography 249
Index 277
Prologue xiii
Introduction: Fantasy and Technology 1
Part I. Fantasy of Place 27
1. Desert of the Unreal: Histories, Futures, and Industries of Reality Repair 31
2. Realities Otherwise: Understanding VR by Experiencing LA 51
3. Tinseltown and Technology: Producing Virtual Reality in the Dream Factory 75
Part II. Fantasy of Being 101
4. Being and the Other: Dismantling the FaCade of the Empathy Machine 105
5. Special Affect: An Empathy Machine Otherwise 133
Part III. Fantasy of Representation 155
6. VR's Feminine Mystique: A Technology of the #MeToo Moment 159
7. Making Innovation Women's Work: Storytelling and Worldbuilding for "Tech" Otherwise 181
Epilogue 201
Notes 209
Bibliography 249
Index 277
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2025 Ludwik Fleck Prize; Society for Social Studies of Science; 4S Book Awards; honorable mention; ethnography; anthropology; Hollywood; reality crisis; tech; virtual reality; Los Angeles; #MeToo; techlash; tech for good; empathy machine; Trumpism; utopia; world building; façade; hyperreality; Technicolor; Silicon Valley; Technicolor Experience Center; Nonny de la Peña; University of Southern California; Sundance; Facebook; Embodied Labs; startup; caregiving; Carrie Shaw; metaverse; technology otherwise; 2025 Gregory Bateson Prize; Society for Cultural Anthropology; SCA Book Award Winners; Society for Social Studies of Science Book Awards
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue xiii
Introduction: Fantasy and Technology 1
Part I. Fantasy of Place 27
1. Desert of the Unreal: Histories, Futures, and Industries of Reality Repair 31
2. Realities Otherwise: Understanding VR by Experiencing LA 51
3. Tinseltown and Technology: Producing Virtual Reality in the Dream Factory 75
Part II. Fantasy of Being 101
4. Being and the Other: Dismantling the FaCade of the Empathy Machine 105
5. Special Affect: An Empathy Machine Otherwise 133
Part III. Fantasy of Representation 155
6. VR's Feminine Mystique: A Technology of the #MeToo Moment 159
7. Making Innovation Women's Work: Storytelling and Worldbuilding for "Tech" Otherwise 181
Epilogue 201
Notes 209
Bibliography 249
Index 277
Prologue xiii
Introduction: Fantasy and Technology 1
Part I. Fantasy of Place 27
1. Desert of the Unreal: Histories, Futures, and Industries of Reality Repair 31
2. Realities Otherwise: Understanding VR by Experiencing LA 51
3. Tinseltown and Technology: Producing Virtual Reality in the Dream Factory 75
Part II. Fantasy of Being 101
4. Being and the Other: Dismantling the FaCade of the Empathy Machine 105
5. Special Affect: An Empathy Machine Otherwise 133
Part III. Fantasy of Representation 155
6. VR's Feminine Mystique: A Technology of the #MeToo Moment 159
7. Making Innovation Women's Work: Storytelling and Worldbuilding for "Tech" Otherwise 181
Epilogue 201
Notes 209
Bibliography 249
Index 277
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
2025 Ludwik Fleck Prize; Society for Social Studies of Science; 4S Book Awards; honorable mention; ethnography; anthropology; Hollywood; reality crisis; tech; virtual reality; Los Angeles; #MeToo; techlash; tech for good; empathy machine; Trumpism; utopia; world building; façade; hyperreality; Technicolor; Silicon Valley; Technicolor Experience Center; Nonny de la Peña; University of Southern California; Sundance; Facebook; Embodied Labs; startup; caregiving; Carrie Shaw; metaverse; technology otherwise; 2025 Gregory Bateson Prize; Society for Cultural Anthropology; SCA Book Award Winners; Society for Social Studies of Science Book Awards
