03459nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-60890-2 DE-He213 20251030112309.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240612s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031608902 978-3-031-60890-2 10.1007/978-3-031-60890-2 doi JF20-2112 JPQ bicssc POL028000 bisacsh JPQ thema Kalpokas, Ignas. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78612 Technological Governance and Escapism in Times of Accelerated Change [electronic resource] / by Ignas Kalpokas. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XI, 109 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Information Technology and Global Governance, 2946-3300 1. Introduction -- 2. Artificial Intelligence and Going Beyond Cherished Assumptions -- 3. Reality Nostalgia: Musings on the Post-Information, Post-Truth Society -- 4. Living With or Through Technology? -- 5. The Less-than-Novel Escapism of the Metaverse -- 6. Where Are We at? Reconsidering (Un)Reality -- 7. Conclusions. This book examines escapist coping strategies brought about by the pace, breadth and governance of technological change. It argues that escapism manifests in various forms, ranging from nostalgia for a fantasised past of unhindered reason and agency, to progressive visions of societal and political improvement, and greater empowerment. Drawing on post-humanist theory and critical disability studies, the book also assesses how escapism should not be viewed as an unavoidable reaction to technological change, and develops a model for an ethically equitable relationship between humans and technology. It will appeal to all those interested in media and communication studies, technology studies, philosophy, governance and politics. Ignas Kalpokas is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Communication, and Senior Researcher in the V. Kavolis Institute of Transdisciplinary Research, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. He also holds research positions at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland and LCC International University, Lithuania. Political science. 58714 Technology Philosophy. 68026 Communication. 59615 Information theory. 57783 Governance and Government. Philosophy of Technology. 68027 Media and Communication Theory. 71787 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031608896 Printed edition: 9783031608919 Printed edition: 9783031608926 Information Technology and Global Governance, 2946-3300 78613 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60890-2 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 60690 60690