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03834aam a2200421 i 4500 001 063498FEC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 221122s2022 mnuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022039129 020 $a 1517913152 020 $a 9781517913151 020 $a 1517913160 020 $a 9781517913168 035 $a (OCoLC)1303079011 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a N66 $b .P36 2022 082 00 $a 701/.03 $2 23/eng/20221125 084 $a SOC052000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Parry, Kyle, $d 1985- $e author. 245 12 $a A theory of assembly : $b from museums to memes / $c Kyle Parry. 264 1 $a Minneapolis, MN : $b University of Minnesota Press, $c [2022] 300 $a 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Digital and social media have transformed how much and how fast we communicate, but they have also altered the palette of expressive strategies: the cultural forms that shape how citizens, activists, and artists speak and interact. In A Theory of Assembly, Kyle Parry argues that one of the most powerful and pervasive cultural forms in the digital era is assembly"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A vital reckoning with how we understand the basic categories of cultural expression in the digital era Digital and social media have transformed how much and how fast we communicate. But they have also altered the palette of expressive strategies: the cultural forms that shape how citizens, activists, and artists speak and interact. Most familiar among these strategies are storytelling and representation. In A Theory of Assembly, Kyle Parry argues that one of the most powerful and pervasive cultural forms in the digital era is assembly.Whether as subtle photographic sequences, satirical Venn diagrams, or networked archives, projects based in assembly do not so much narrate or represent the world as rearrange it. This work of rearranging can take place at any scale, from a simple pairing of images, undertaken by one person, to the whole history of internet memes, undertaken by millions. With examples ranging from GIFs and paintings to museum exhibitions and social movement hashtags, Parry shows how, in the internet age, assembly has come to equal narrative and representation in its reach and influence, particularly as a response to ecological and social violence. He also emphasizes the ambivalence of assembly-the way it can be both emancipatory and antidemocratic. As the world becomes ever hotter, more connected, and more algorithmic, the need to map-and remake-assembly's powers and perils becomes all the more pressing. Interdisciplinary, engaging, and experimental, A Theory of Assembly serves as a playbook of strategies and critical frameworks for artists, activists, and content creators committed to social and environmental justice, ultimately arguing for a collective reenvisioning of what cultural forms matter. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Art $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Art and society. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Communication and technology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00870044 650 7 $a Communication $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00870009 650 7 $a Digital media $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01983619 650 7 $a Digital media $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01766776 776 08 $i Online version: $a Parry, Kyle, 1985- $t Theory of assembly $d Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2023 $z 9781452968261 $w (DLC) 2022039130 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025206.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=063498FEC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search