Technocrats of the Imagination
Art, Technology, and the Military-Industrial Avant-Garde
1st Edition
Published on 13. March 2020
240 pages
978-1-4780-0732-6 (ISBN)
Description
John Beck and Ryan Bishop explore the 1960s interdisciplinary art and technology collaborations between American avant-garde artists and the military-industrial complex that took place in universities, private labs, and museums.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
John Beck | Ryan Bishop
Technocrats of the Imagination
Art, Technology, and the Military-Industrial Avant-Garde
Book
03/2020
Duke University Press
€30.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
John Beck is Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Westminster and author of Dirty Wars: Landscape, Power, and Waste in Western American Literature.
Ryan Bishop is Professor of Global Arts and Politics at the University of Southampton and author of Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film.
Ryan Bishop is Professor of Global Arts and Politics at the University of Southampton and author of Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film.
Content
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. Science, Art, Democracy 17
2. A Laboratory of Form and Movement: Institutionalizing Emancipatory Technicity at MIT 46
3. The Hands-On Process: Engineering Collaboration at E.A.T. 77
4. Feedback: Expertise, LACMA, and the Think Tank 107
5. How to Make the World Work 133
6. Heritage of Our Times 164
Notes 193
References 201
Index 221
Introduction 1
1. Science, Art, Democracy 17
2. A Laboratory of Form and Movement: Institutionalizing Emancipatory Technicity at MIT 46
3. The Hands-On Process: Engineering Collaboration at E.A.T. 77
4. Feedback: Expertise, LACMA, and the Think Tank 107
5. How to Make the World Work 133
6. Heritage of Our Times 164
Notes 193
References 201
Index 221
