For use in one-semester, introductory courses in humanities or interdisciplinary art appreciation, and for study-abroad programs.This text is an introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and ... more

A Steamshovel Web Reader Volume Two, edited by Kenn Thomas. Volume Two includes book reviews, Prouty hypothesis, Loch Ness, Bin Laden (before 911), Casolaro, the Octopus, Reich, Anthrax, Waco, HIV origin, ... more

According to media critic Geert Lovink, the Internet is being closed off by corporations and governments intent on creating a business and information environment free of dissent. Calling himself a radical ... more

Judy just has to utter her favorite saying, "I want -- and stuff like that," and her mother makes sure she gets whatever her little heart desires. Exhausted by Judy’s infinite racing for luxury "stuff ... more

One legacy of the dot-com boom/bust was the proliferation of Flash animations. Projects that once required conventional tools and had a substantial learning curve are now within the reach of Web developers, ... more

Lawrence Lessig, ?the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era? (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in human history has the power to control creative progress ... more

Douglas Thomas offers an in-depth history of this important and fascinating subculture, contrasting mainstream images of hackers with a detailed firsthand account of the computer underground. Thomas studies ... more

"Hsin Hsin’s poetry takes the language of the designers of cyberspace as the starting point for imagining. She does this in ways that I find provocative, amusing, and true. She helps the builders of ... more

The diverse forms of Internet art and the tools and equipment used to create them are discussedand placed within the wider cultural context. When the Internet emerged as a mass global communication network ... more