Performing (the) digital: Positions of critique in digital cultures

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Digital cultures1 are performative cultures. This assumption is illustrated by the
ubiquitous and invisible infrastructures that constitute them, which are interstratified
by so-called ‘smart things’ (Engemann/Sprenger 2015; Günel/Halpern
2016), creating a socio-technical environment, in which performances of the
technological come about. While human users may not be able to comprehend
the entire technological performance, they are without a doubt intertwined with
it. The digital performs, the human reacts to the agency the technologies suggest,
and vice versa: “Performing (the) Digital”.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerforming the Digital : Performance Studies and Performances in Digital Cultures
EditorsTimon Beyes, Imanuel Schipper, Martina Leeker
Number of pages43
Volume11
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Publishertranscript Verlag
Publication date11.2016
Edition1
Pages21-63
ISBN (print)978-3-8376-3355-9
ISBN (electronic)978-3-8394-3355-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11.2016

    Research areas

  • Digital media - Media Theory, Media, Technology, Culture, Performing Arts, Digital Media, Cultural Theory, Media Studies, Body
  • Cultural studies