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My article "A History of Virulence" finally published in Body and Society

Sage journal Body and Society vol 16, n. 4 is finally out! Pardon my enthusiasm, but this issue features my… read more My article "A History of Virulence" finally published in Body and Society

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Virus, viralité, visceralité – Logiques culturelles et processus sociaux en réseau

Notes de la première séance “Virus” de mon séminaire EHESS ‘Corps et TIC : approches socio-anthropologiques des usages numériques’ qui a eu lieu jeudi 25 novembre 2010.

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A History of Virulence: The Body and Computer Culture in the 1980s (part 2 – with illustrations)

From viral marketing to computer viruses, the cultural logic of virality permeates the Web. The December 2010 issue of the Sage journal Body & Society will publish my long-awaited 36-page essay “A History of Virulence: The Body and Computer Culture in the 1980s”. The text that follows is the second part of the “author’s cut” version of the article: an archeology of computer-mediated moral panic, autonomist marxist hacking, and AIDS activism.

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A History of Virulence: The Body and Computer Culture in the 1980s (part 1)

From viral marketing to computer viruses, the cultural logic of virality permeates the Web. The December 2010 issue of the Sage journal Body & Society will publish my long-awaited 36-page essay “A History of Virulence: The Body and Computer Culture in the 1980s”. The text that follows is the first part of the “author’s cut” version of the article: an archeology of computer-mediated moral panic, autonomist marxist hacking, and AIDS activism. Enjoy.

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Dr. Popp et la disquette Sida. Sociologie d'une affaire hacker

Un savant fou. Un virus mortel. Du sexe. Des gadgets électroniques à la mode. La plus grande histoire hacker jamais contée…

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Live streaming from Porquerolles: Viral economy and Social Networks (eng) (fr)

Today, live from the beautiful island of Porquerolle, the Summer School Pratiques des images dans la société de l’information presents… read more Live streaming from Porquerolles: Viral economy and Social Networks (eng) (fr)