Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology

Since the early nineteenth century, when entomologists first popularized the unique biological and behavioral characteristics of insects, technological innovators and theorists have proposed insects as templates for a wide range of technologies. In Insect Media, Jussi Parikka analyzes how insect forms of social organization-swarms, hives, webs, and distributed intelligence-have been used to structure modern media technologies and the network society, providing a radical new perspective on the interconnection of biology and technology.

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Date Published: 2010
Book Condition: Near fine softcover with minor edge wear and marks to covers and text block edges. Otherwise, an unmarked copy internally.