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Douglas mark rushkoff born february 18, 1961 is an american media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. A conversation with douglas rushkoff, digital media expert. Nyus interactive telecommunications program, and the esalen institute, and he teaches media studies at the new school university. Program or be programmed rushkoff douglas rushkoff. Rushkoff lectures around the world about media, art, society. Guided by neither history nor long term goals, we navigate a sea of media that blend the past and future into a mashup of instantaneous experience. How online communication is changing offline politics. The first chapter will be required and the rest of the book will be optional, though highly recommended. We approached our cars as consumers, through ads, rather than as engineers or, be er, civic planners. Program or be programmed by douglas rushkoff or books. In this spirited, accessible poetics of new media, rushkoff picks up where marshall mcluhan left off, helping readers come to recognize programming as the new. Ten commands for a digital age an important book showing people how to swim rather than drown in todays torrent of information. Cyberia is about a very special moment in our recent history a moment when anything seemed possible. You will also be expected to familiarize yourself with the content from the following websites.
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