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Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life

Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life

Alondra Nelson
3.7/5 ( ratings)
The cultural impact of new information and communication technologies has been a constant topic of debate, but questions of race and ethnicity remain a critical absence. TechniColor fills this gap by exploring the relationship between race and technology.From Indian H-1B Workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, TechniColor's specific case studies document the ways in which people of color actually use technology. The results rupture such racial stereotypes as Asian whiz-kids and Black and Latino techno-phobes, while fundamentally challenging many widely-held theoretical and political assumptions.
Incorporating a broader definition of technology and technological practices--to include not only those technologies thought to create revolutions but also cars, cellular phones, and other everyday technologies--TechniColor reflects the larger history of technology use by people of color.
Contributors: Vivek Bald, Ben Chappell, Beth Coleman, McLean Greaves, Logan Hill, Alicia Headlam Hines, Karen Hossfeld, Amitava Kumar, Casey Man Kong Lum, Alondra Nelson, Mimi Nguyen, Guillermo Gom�z-Pe�a, Tricia Rose, Andrew Ross, Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, and Ben Williams.
Language
English
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New York University Press
Release
March 01, 2001
ISBN
0814736041
ISBN 13
9780814736043

Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life

Alondra Nelson
3.7/5 ( ratings)
The cultural impact of new information and communication technologies has been a constant topic of debate, but questions of race and ethnicity remain a critical absence. TechniColor fills this gap by exploring the relationship between race and technology.From Indian H-1B Workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, TechniColor's specific case studies document the ways in which people of color actually use technology. The results rupture such racial stereotypes as Asian whiz-kids and Black and Latino techno-phobes, while fundamentally challenging many widely-held theoretical and political assumptions.
Incorporating a broader definition of technology and technological practices--to include not only those technologies thought to create revolutions but also cars, cellular phones, and other everyday technologies--TechniColor reflects the larger history of technology use by people of color.
Contributors: Vivek Bald, Ben Chappell, Beth Coleman, McLean Greaves, Logan Hill, Alicia Headlam Hines, Karen Hossfeld, Amitava Kumar, Casey Man Kong Lum, Alondra Nelson, Mimi Nguyen, Guillermo Gom�z-Pe�a, Tricia Rose, Andrew Ross, Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, and Ben Williams.
Language
English
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New York University Press
Release
March 01, 2001
ISBN
0814736041
ISBN 13
9780814736043

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