Media Studies

The Undersea Network

Name: The Undersea Network
Brand: Duke University Press
SKU: 9780822357551
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ISBN: 9780822357551

Contributor(s): Starosielski, Nicole Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780822357551
Publisher	Duke University Press
Publication date	April 2015
Language	English
MRP	£28.95 GBP
Page count	312
Item weight	125 g

In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible the materiality of the wired network. In doing so, she charts the cable network's cultural, historical, geographic and environmental dimensions. Starosielski argues that the environments the cables occupy are historical and political realms, where the network and the connections it enables are made possible by the deliberate negotiation and manipulation of technology, culture, politics and geography. Accompanying the book is an interactive digital mapping project, where readers can trace cable routes, view photographs and archival materials, and read stories about the island cable hubs.

The Undersea Network

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Starosielski, Nicole Author

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