{"product_id":"the-feel-of-algorithms-minna-ruckenstein-9780520394551","title":"The Feel of Algorithms","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy do we feel excited, afraid, and frustrated by algorithms?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Feel of Algorithms\u003c\/i\u003e brings relatable first-person accounts of what it means to experience algorithms emotionally alongside interdisciplinary social science research, to reveal how political and economic processes are felt in the everyday. People's algorithm stories might fail to separate fact and misconception, and circulate wishful, erroneous, or fearful views of digital technologies. Yet rather than treating algorithmic folklore as evidence of ignorance, this novel book explains why personal anecdotes are an important source of algorithmic knowledge. Minna Ruckenstein argues that we get to know algorithms by feeling their actions and telling stories about them. \u003ci\u003eThe Feel of Algorithms\u003c\/i\u003e shows how taking everyday algorithmic emotions seriously balances the current discussion, which has a tendency to draw conclusions based on celebratory or oppositional responses to imagined future effects. An everyday focus zooms into experiences of pleasure, fear, and irritation, highlighting how political aims and ethical tensions play out in visions, practices, and emotional responses. This book shows that feelings aid in recognizing troubling practices, and also calls for alternatives that are currently ignored or suppressed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minna Ruckenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520394550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520394551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.43h x 8.11w x 0.79d","brand":"Minna Ruckenstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079167078655,"sku":"9780520394551","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b935c0e5-6ae8-4861-b17c-d5b9f32adcad.jpg?v=1685479682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-feel-of-algorithms-minna-ruckenstein-9780520394551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}