Evan Selinger Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Evan Selinger is a professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prof. Philosophy @RITtigers. Scholar-in-Residence @STOPSpyingNY (sabbatical). Contributing writer @GlobeIdeas. Writing about technology, privacy, and power.
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
Zena HitzEvan Selinger“Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life,” a new book by @zenahitz, is really interesting and well-worth reading. This is a thread on her rather disparaging analysis of activist and political discourse. Big question at the end for everyone. cc: @Davoh
Paperback, 2021
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The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World
David SaxEvan SelingerDigital technology has limits that none of us, not even the most privileged, can escape. From this perspective, Sax’s privilege is a tech critic’s superpower: if Sax finds digital technology fundamentally alienating, he reasons that most, if not all, of us should as well.
Hardcover, 2022
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Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry
Albert BorgmannEvan Selinger@robinberjon @BrettFrischmann @ethicistforhire Unlike someone like me who writes about various topics, Borgmann primarily wrote about a single issue: the good life. In "Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life" (1984), he articulates contrasting concepts that might inform everything he writes from that point forward:
Paperback, 1987
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The Eyemonger
Daniel J. SoloveEvan SelingerWow, @DanielSolove, one of the very best privacy scholars/teachers/writers, has a new children's book out on privacy: "The Eyemonger"! The illustrations look great. And let's be honest, a book like this is long overdue. cc: @carissaveliz https://t.co/slKiue0J3h
Hardcover, 2020
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael ChabonEvan Selinger@John_J_Howard In Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007) he gives out a shout to the software he used to the write the book. Not full co-authorship, but acknowledgment. On the other side of the spectrum, professors often have student TAs who don’t get anything close to co-author
Paperback, 2008
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The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology
Nita A. FarahanyEvan SelingerThe “Battle for Your Brain” has begun and the use of neurotechnology poses deep challenges to our privacy and autonomy. @NitaFarahany offers a way forward: protecting our “cognitive liberty.” We discuss her new book @GlobeIdeas. https://t.co/2ee2pI46qe
Hardcover, 2023
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The Every
Dave EggersEvan Selinger“The Every,” Dave Eggers’ dystopian book, is brilliant! My main argument @LAReviewofBooks is the absurdist satire perfectly complements academic tech criticism. Why? Because it shows (instead of tells) how socially destructive technology is normalized. https://t.co/BFwNac6a8I
Paperback, 2021
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Pandemic Surveillance
David LyonEvan Selinger@CamiloGuezRodri @adamkotsko Thanks. Right now I’m gathering my thoughts on David Lyon’s new book, Pandemic Surveillance. He’s got interesting things to say on biopolitics. https://t.co/mnwXYfq9uD
Hardcover, 2022
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The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us
Adam KirschEvan SelingerA world without humans? Adam Kirsch explores the possibility in his new book, “The Revolt Against Humanity.” @GlobeIdeas, we discuss the counterintuitive connections he discovers between anthihumanist environmentalists and tech-focused transhumanists. https://t.co/juChqgMiBr
Paperback, 2023
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Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities
David B. AuerbachEvan SelingerDigital information is out of control & stricter govt regs or more ethical leadership in Silicon Valley wouldn’t change that. @AuerbachKeller makes this argument in his new book "Meganets" and we discuss what meganets are and how to tame them @GlobeIdeas https://t.co/ErYtjsO3gV
Hardcover, 2023
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