bellCyberculture theorists: Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway

I’ve read a lot of Castells’ works, and I’ve written a lot about him in my thesis, but every once in a while I’m in a conversation where he is mentioned and I wonder if I read him correctly. So I’m thinking David Bell’s book will help. I also think this will be a good intriduction to the writings of Donna Haraway, who was one of the first to explore the concept of cyborg in contemporary culture, before I get stuck into what she’s written herself. I bought the Kindle version of Bell’s book, so it’d be a good way to start a new reading regime.

haylesHow we became posthuman: virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature and informatics

I came across N Katherine Hayles’ Kindle book while looking for David Bell’s Kindle book, and after reading a couple of the “Look inside” pages I thought it was what I was looking for. I expect it to be a great read throughout.