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Andre Sirois
Hip-Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology
Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization
Peter Lang, 2016

New Books in American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Music New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Popular Culture New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Sound Studies New Books in Technology New Books Network June 13, 2017 Rich Schur

What is the role of the deejay in shaping hip-hop? Did deejays shape the technology that is used to create the music or were they simply consumers of mixers, faders, and microphones? What is the relationship between deejays and the… Read More

Marilyn Palmer and Ian West, “Technology and the Country House” (Historic England Publishing/U.Chicago, 2016)

Marilyn Palmer and Ian West
Technology in the Country House

University of Chicago Press, 2016

New Books in Archaeology New Books in Architecture New Books in British Studies New Books in History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Technology New Books Network May 26, 2017 Mark Klobas

For the aristocracy in Britain and Ireland, country house living was dependent upon the labors of men and women who performed innumerable chores involving cooking, cleaning, and the basic operation of the household. In the 18th century, however, the Industrial… Read More

Sharrona Pearl, “Face/On: Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other” (U. Chicago Press, 2017)

Sharrona Pearl
Face/On
Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other
University of Chicago Press, 2017

New Books in Big Ideas New Books in Critical Theory New Books in Medicine New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Science, Technology, and Society New Books in Technology New Books Network May 18, 2017 Carla Nappi

Sharrona Pearl‘s new book is an absolute pleasure to read. Face/On: Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other (The University of Chicago Press, 2017) looks closely at facial allotransplantations (FAT), commonly known as face transplants, in order to… Read More

James Poyner
Trump Tweets
His Social Media Phenomenon
Wilkinson Publishing, 2017

New Books in American Studies New Books in Communications New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Technology New Books Network May 18, 2017 Monica Wilkie

The title of James Poyner’s book, Trump Tweets: His Social Media Phenomenon (Wilkinson Publishing, 2017), tells you everything you need to know about the world you about to enter. In temperament, and style, Trump was unlike any presidential… Read More

Willliam Rankin, “After the Map: Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century” (U. Chicago Press, 2016)

William Rankin
After the Map
Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century
University of Chicago Press, 2016

New Books in Geography New Books in History New Books in Intellectual History New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Science, Technology, and Society New Books in Technology New Books Network May 17, 2017 Dexter Fergie

Policymakers and the public clamored for maps throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Indeed, maps were a necessity for war, navigation, and countless other activities. Yet by the 1960s and 1970s, interest in maps waned while electronic coordinate… Read More