Performing (the) digital: Positions of critique in digital cultures

Martina Leeker

doi:10.14361/9783839433553-002

Performing (the) digital: Positions of critique in digital cultures

Martina Leeker

Centre for Digital Cultures

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Abstract

Digital cultures1 are performative cultures. This assumption is illustrated by the
ubiquitous and invisible infrastructures that constitute them, which are interstratified
by so-called ‘smart things’ (Engemann/Sprenger 2015; Günel/Halpern
2016), creating a socio-technical environment, in which performances of the
technological come about. While human users may not be able to comprehend
the entire technological performance, they are without a doubt intertwined with
it. The digital performs, the human reacts to the agency the technologies suggest,
and vice versa: “Performing (the) Digital”.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Performing the Digital : Performativity and Performance Studies in Digital Cultures
Editors	Timon Beyes, Imanuel Schipper, Martina Leeker
Number of pages	40
Volume	11
Place of Publication	Bielefeld
Publisher	transcript Verlag
Publication date	01.01.2017
Edition	1
Pages	21-60
ISBN (Print)	978-3-8376-3355-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-8394-3355-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839433553-002
Publication status	Published - 01.01.2017

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Research areas and keywords

Digital media
Media Theory
Media
Technology
Culture
Performing Arts
Digital Media
Cultural Theory
Media Studies
Body
Cultural studies

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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”The Machine Could Swallow Everything”: Satin Island and Performing Organization
Beyes, T., 01.01.2017, Performing the Digital: Performativity and Performance Studies in Digital Cultures. v. Leeker, M., Schipper, I. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 229–244 16 p.
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5 Citations (Scopus)
Performativity, performance studies and digital cultures
Leeker, M., Schipper, I. & Beyes, T., 31.12.2016, Performing the Digital: Performativity and Performance Studies in Digital Cultures. v. Leeker, M., Schipper, I. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-18 10 p.
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Performing (the) digital: Positions of critique in digital cultures

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