LEADER 02737nam 2200433 450 001 9910688417203321 005 20230702141351.0 035 $a(CKB)5400000000040311 035 $a(NjHacI)995400000000040311 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000040311 100 $a20230702d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMarx and digital machines $ealienation, technology, capitalism /$fMike Healy 210 1$aLondon :$cUniversity of Westminster Press,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 156 pages) 225 1 $aCritical, digital and social media studies series 311 $a1-912656-82-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 139-151) and index. 330 $aThis book explores the fundamental contradiction at the heart of the digital environment: technology offers all manner of promises, yet habitually fails to deliver. This failure often arises from numerous problems: the proficiency of the technology or end-user, policy failure at various levels, or a combination of these. Solutions such as better technology and more effective end-user education are often put into place to solve these failures. Mike Healy argues that such approaches are inherently faulty drawing upon qualitative research informed by Marx's theory of alienation. Using Marx's theory, he considers participants in three distinct settings: the workplace of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals; university scholars researching the ethical and societal implications of our digital environment; and a group of pensioners living in South London, UK, undertaking ICT training. By delving beneath the surface of how digital technologies are created, researched and experienced, this study illustrates the contradictory nature of our digital lives, as they directly arise from the needs of capitalism. The book also places Marx's theory in contrast to the mainstream approaches derived from Seaman and Blauner. In researching and comprehending ICT, this book reaffirms the superior explanatory power of Marx's theory of alienation. 410 0$aCDSMS (Series) 517 $aMarx and Digital Machines 606 $aAlienation (Philosophy) 606 $aInformation technology 606 $aPhilosophy, Marxist 615 0$aAlienation (Philosophy) 615 0$aInformation technology. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Marxist. 676 $a199.87 700 $aHealy$b Mike$c(Independent researcher),$01227872 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910688417203321 996 $aMarx and Digital Machines$92921830 997 $aUNINA