03210nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001400172072001600186072002300202072001500225100008500240245011800325250001800443264007900461300004200540336002600582337002600608338003600634347002400670490006100694505032700755520106101082650003002143650003502173650002602208650003102234650003102265650003702296650004302333710003402376773002602410776003602436776003602472776003602508830006802544856004602612912001402658912001502672999001702687978-3-031-60890-2DE-He21320251030112309.0cr nn 008mamaa240612s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316089029978-3-031-60890-27 a10.1007/978-3-031-60890-22doi 4aJF20-2112 7aJPQ2bicssc 7aPOL0280002bisacsh 7aJPQ2thema1 aKalpokas, Ignas.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut97861210aTechnological Governance and Escapism in Times of Accelerated Changeh[electronic resource] /cby Ignas Kalpokas.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXI, 109 p. 1 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aInformation Technology and Global Governance,x2946-33000 a1. 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.  aThis 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. 0aPolitical science.958714 0aTechnologyxPhilosophy.968026 0aCommunication.959615 0aInformation theory.95778314aGovernance and Government.24aPhilosophy of Technology.96802724aMedia and Communication Theory.9717872 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303160889608iPrinted edition:z978303160891908iPrinted edition:z9783031608926 0aInformation Technology and Global Governance,x2946-330097861340uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60890-2  aZDB-2-POS  aZDB-2-SXPI  c60690d60690