Full Description
Once upon a time, in a golden age before the internet, social media and smartphones, there existed an analogue world where people lived slower, simpler and healthier lives that were more authentic, natural and meaningful. This is the analogue idyll: a compelling narrative within contemporary culture celebrating the virtues of analogue media and offline experiences.
Exploring the significance of the 'analogue' in our increasingly digital world, this timely contribution to studies about digital disconnection raises critical questions about the meaning of technology in our lives and societies, as public debates about the addictions, distractions, and harms of digital culture accelerate.
Contents
Foreword: The Analogue Idyll
Trine Syvertsen
1. The Analogue Idyll: A New Myth for the Post-Digital Age?
A.R.E. Taylor
2. Analogue Labour: The Mass Craft and Post-Digital Logistics of Making and Selling Vinyl Records
Michael Palm
3. 'We Don't Have Wi-Fi, Talk to Each Other': Digital Disconnection in the Hospitality Industry
Alexandra Kviat
4. Digital Representations on the Appalachian Trail: Wilderness as a Post-digital Experience
Dave McLaughlin
5. Finding Digital Distance: Digital Detox and Conspicuous Disengagement
Paul O'Connor
6. Analogue Celebrity: Digital Refusal Among the Rich and Famous
A.R.E. Taylor and Neil Ewen
7. Selling the Promise of Presence: How Companies Promote Digital Detox 'Products' in Denmark
Malene Hornstrup Jespersen, Annika Isfeldt, and Kristoffer Albris
8. 'I meditate because my mind has numerous tabs open': Dis/connecting (in) Mindfulness Apps
Linda Kopitz
