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Additional Physical Format: | Erscheint auch als: Deseriis, Marco, 1971-. Improper names . collective pseudonyms from the Luddites to Anonymous Druck-Ausgabe |
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Document Type: | Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Marco Deseriis |
ISBN: | 9780816694860 0816694869 9781452945064 1452945063 |
OCLC Number: | 957494730 |
Accession No: | (DE-604)BV043735310 (ZDB-38-EBR)ebr11152968 |
Description: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
Contents: | ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Genealogy and Theory of the Improper Name1. Ned Ludd, the Machine Breaker2. Allen Smithee, the Anti-Auteur3. Monty Cantsin, the Open Pop Star4. Luther Blissett, the Mythmaker5. Anonymous, the TransducerConclusion: The Improper Name as Medium and GapNotesIndex |
Responsibility: | Marco Deseriis. |
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"Marco Deseriis's learned and lively account of the improper name carefully considers the history, political reach, and symbolic power afforded by the alias by drawing on a rich set of examples, from Ned Ludd to Anonymous. The book's optic opens wide to engage a wide range of subjects, from labor history to the politics of art, direct action, and digital media."-Gabriella Coleman, McGill University "Unusual and distinctive... A thorough, well-informed, tightly argued criticism of the political implications of deconstructionist thought."-Anarchist Studies Read more...

