Hannah Grenham
Biographic Data
| ID | 10157959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannah Grenham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannah |
| FAMILY NAME | Grenham |
| SIGNATURE | GRENHAM H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bishop Grosseteste University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4714-0599 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The mechanical monster and discourses of fear and fascination in the early history of the computer
This article explores the concept of monstrosity in relation to the development of digital computers during the 1950s in the United States. Discourse analysis of public representations of early digital computers reveals a consistent appropriation of monstrosity as a metaphor to capture cultural fears of human-mechanical hybridity and technological autonomy. Deconstructing the development and application of this metaphor provides valuable insight …
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The mechanical monster and discourses of fear and fascination in the early history of the computer
This article explores the concept of monstrosity in relation to the development of digital computers during the 1950s in the United States. Discourse analysis of public representations of early digital computers reveals a consistent appropriation of monstrosity as a metaphor to capture cultural fears of human-mechanical hybridity and technological autonomy. Deconstructing the development and application of this metaphor provides valuable insight …
Aesthetics (1 work) · Appropriation (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Depiction (1 work) · Digital Games and Media (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · History (1 work) · Hybridity (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Literature (1 work)