nicolasnova Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@SanNuvola the reference to Marcus’ opus is relevant, but it’s clearly the kind of situation in which there are plenty of references in other anthro/socio cultures (e.g. in French) that isn’t available in English (an exception though: The Internet Imaginaire By Patrice Flichy)

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“Reading Liu’s trilogy for embedded trace elements of the Anthropocene follows the lead of critic Mark Bould,who in his recent The Anthropocene Unconscious argues that a work doesnt have to feature extreme weather to speak to the reality of climate change” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/violent-acts-of-alien-intelligences-on-cixin-lius-the-three-body-problem-and-mark-boulds-climate-criticism/

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“Cities of Light features stories, essays, and art imagining solar futures in 4 Us cities: Chicago, Illinois; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Portland, Oregon;and San Antonio, Texas. Stories by: Paolo Bacigalupi, S.B. Divya, Andrew Dana Hudson, Deji Bryce Olukotun” https://csi.asu.edu/books/cities-of-light/

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In the NYRB: Fara Dabhoiwala reviews "Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age" by Dennis Duncan https://t.co/aygmaTNfUv

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Experiments of the Mind: From the Cognitive Psychology Lab to the World of Facebook and Twitter by Emily Martin examines how psychology research has shaped us to be perfectly suited for our networked age. https://t.co/eFRxHSMuzo

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What is a “book” in the age of the web? (Part 1 of 5) | by Hugh McGuire | Dec, 2021 | Medium https://t.co/FlmkUpIELG

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“In Matrix, Lauren Groff continues to ask the question that has haunted her work for years: What kind of utopias can we imagine when the apocalypse is already in sight?” https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2021/12/16/lauren-groff-matrix-industrious-habits/

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“Better never means better for everyone (...) It always means worse, for some.” Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale)

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“a conversation about science fiction with Sherryl Vint. Sherryl is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside, where she directs the Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science program.” https://t.co/BE0whH9Kvc

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On Howard Becker, his importance in France and French sociology, and the observation of outsiders https://t.co/WkspSX41kd