New Edition: Counter-History of the Internet

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I’m really glad to announced a revised and updated French edition of Counter-History of the Internet: From the 15^th Century to Today, published by Agone, an independent publisher based in Marseille.¹ The book is adapted from my PhD in Political Studies at EHESS and offers a foucaldian reinterpretation of Jürgen Habermas’ history of the public sphere.

Publisher’s presentation

“The state control of public sphere — particularly the media — is based on centuries-old strategies that have been constantly renewed and adapted to the new reality brought about by the Internet. This technology has thus rapidly evolved from an instrument with emancipatory potential to an instrument of unprecedented state and economic power. Understanding the thread of this change requires placing this technology in a long history: that of the conflicts that have arisen each time new means of communication have been invented.

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New Edition: Counter-History of the Internet

Publisher’s presentation