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Computational Culture – first issue online and call for contributions
The first issue of Computational Culture – a journal of software studies has been published. It is an online open-access peer-reviewed journal of inter-disciplinary enquiry into the nature of the culture of computational objects, practices, processes and structures. The journal’s primary aim is to examine the ways in which software undergirds and formulates contemporary life.
Computational processes and systems not only enable contemporary forms of work and play and the management of emotional life but also drive the unfolding of new events that constitute political, social and ontological domains. In order to understand digital objects such as corporate software, search engines, medical databases or to enquire into the use of mobile phones, social networks, dating, games, financial systems or political crises, a detailed analysis of software cannot be avoided.
The journal welcomes contributions that address such topics and many others that may derive and mix methodologies from cultural studies, science and technology studies, philosophy of computing, metamathematics, computer science, critical theory, media art, human computer interaction, media theory, design, philosophy. Computational Culture publishes peer-reviewed articles, special projects, interviews, and reviews of books, projects, events and software. The journal is also involved in developing a series of events and projects to generate special issues.
This first issue of Computational Culture is loosely based on the proceedings of the workshop ‘A Billon Gadgets Minds: Thinking Widgets, Data and Workflow’ held in London in October 2010.
For the second issue Computational Culture is now inviting contributions. The editors are seeking articles, book, project and software reviews. Deadline is March 30th. For submission guidelines and contact information go to http://computationalculture.net/submissions
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Computational Culture – first issue online and call for contributions. Aus der Redaktion in rezensionen:kommunikation:medien, 27. Dezember 2011, abrufbar unter http://www.rkm-journal.de/archives/7934
