Collective, Anon
Book of Anonymity
- ISBN 13:
- 9781953035301
- author:
- Collective, Anon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Punctum Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 488
- Dimensions:
- 24.4 x 17 x 2.5 centimetres (0.7
- Genre:
- Computers, Security, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The concept of anonymity is complex and multifaceted, with digital technologies both challenging and shaping its possibilities. This collection of essays explores how anonymity is perceived, achieved, and dismantled in various contexts.
Contributions from artists, anthropologists, sociologists, media scholars, and art historians offer a diverse range of perspectives on the reconfiguration of anonymity, including its impact on concepts such as privacy, property, self, kin, addiction, currency, and labor. From the digital to the everyday, thirty essays examine how anonymity transforms our understanding of these fundamental aspects of human experience.
Featuring ethnographic research, conceptual work, and artistic practices from around the world, including France, Germany, India, Iran, Switzerland, the UK, and the US, this book provides a kaleidoscopic understanding of anonymity and its many implications.