Performing Technocapitalism : The Politics and Affects of Postcolonial Technology Entrepreneurship in Kenya
Performing Technocapitalism : The Politics and Affects of Postcolonial Technology Entrepreneurship in Kenya
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Author(s): Coban, Alev
ISBN No.: 9783837667073
Pages: 298
Year: 202405
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 82.80
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Status: Available

Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 9 Technical Remarks 11 Chapter 1 Introduction: The Postcolonial Making of Technology 13 Chapter 2 The Politics of Postcolonial Technology Entrepreneurship 47 Storytelling: Affective Promises and Performances about Technology 77 Chapter 3 The Normativity of Kenya's Tech Story 89 Chapter 4 Tangible Tech Stories - The Embodied Performances of Visitor Tours 113 Chapter 5 Writing Media Stories - The Socio-Technical Care Work of Storytelling 129 Chapter 6 Marketing Poverty - The Conservatism of Social Impact Technologies 139 Part I Conclusion: Technocapitalism - An Affective Economy of Promises and Performances 169 Making: The Careful and Calculative Manufacturing of Professional Products 177 Chapter 7 Hustle - The Making of Technologies in Kenya 189 Chapter 8 Love - The Careful Making of Technologies 201 Chapter 9 Fear - The Calculative Making of Technologies 219 Chapter 10 Resisting - Incalculable and Unloved Working Conditions 235 Part II Conclusion: Technocapitalism's Responsibilization to Calculate and Care (for Liberating Products) 245 Chapter 11 Conclusion: Performing Technocapitalism 249 References 263.


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