Invocational Media: Reconceptualising the Computer

by Chris Chesher

Invocational Media critiques the sociotechnical power of digital technologies by introducing the concept of invocational media.

What is an invocation? Ask your voice assistant and it will define it for you. It is a media artefact that responds to many invocations such as seeking the weather forecast, requesting any song you can name, or turning on the lights, almost magically. This contemporary manifestation of the ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150136362X
• ISBN13: 9781501363627
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"