The Quantum Revolution
Art, Technology, Culture
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2023
- Category
- Digital, Technology Studies, Social Aspects
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487556570
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $39.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487552930
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $80.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487558000
- Publish Date
- Nov 2023
- List Price
- $39.95
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Description
We are currently riders of the information storm. AI fascinates us, images mesmerize us, data defines us, algorithms remember us, news bombards us, devices connect us, isolation saddens us. Deeply embedded in digital technology, we are the very first inhabitants of life in the quantum zone. The Quantum Revolution is about life today – its entanglements, creativity, politics, and artistic vision.
Arthur Kroker and David Cook explore a new way of thinking drawn directly from the quantum imaginary itself. They explain the quantum revolution as everyday life, where technology moves fast, and where, under cover of the digital devices that connect us, the most sophisticated concepts of technology and science originating in mathematics, astrophysics, and biogenetics have swiftly flooded human consciousness, shaped social behavior, and crafted individual identity. The book discusses the concept of the quantum zone as a new way of understanding digital culture, and presents stories about art, technology, and society, as well as a series of reflections on art as a gateway to understanding the quantum imaginary. Richly illustrated with sixty images of critically engaged photos and artwork, The Quantum Revolution privileges a new way of understanding and seeing politics, society, and culture through the lens of the duality that is the essence of the quantum imaginary.
About the authors
Arthur Kroker is an emeritus professor and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Victoria. He is the director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC).
David Cook is a professor in the Department of Political Science and a fellow at Victoria College at the University of Toronto.
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