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Performing Technocapitalism

The Politics and Affects of Postcolonial Technology Entrepreneurship in Kenya
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 2024

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Copyright year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-3-8376-6707-3
ISBN-Online
978-3-8394-6707-7
Publisher
transcript, Bielefeld
Series
Sozial- und Kulturgeographie
Volume
21
Language
English
Pages
298
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  1. Frontmatter 1 - 4 Download chapter (PDF)
  2. Contents 5 - 8 Download chapter (PDF)
  3. Acknowledgements 9 - 10 Download chapter (PDF)
  4. Technical Remarks 11 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
  5. Chapter 1 Introduction: The Postcolonial Making of Technology 13 - 46 Download chapter (PDF)
  6. Chapter 2 The Politics of Postcolonial Technology Entrepreneurship 47 - 74 Download chapter (PDF)
  7. Storytelling: Affective Promises and Performances about Technology 77 - 88 Download chapter (PDF)
  8. Chapter 3 The Normativity of Kenya''s Tech Story 89 - 112 Download chapter (PDF)
  9. Chapter 4 Tangible Tech Stories – The Embodied Performances of Visitor Tours 113 - 128 Download chapter (PDF)
  10. Chapter 5 Writing Media Stories – The Socio-Technical Care Work of Storytelling 129 - 138 Download chapter (PDF)
  11. Chapter 6 Marketing Poverty – The Conservatism of Social Impact Technologies 139 - 168 Download chapter (PDF)
  12. Part I Conclusion: Technocapitalism – An Affective Economy of Promises and Performances 169 - 174 Download chapter (PDF)
  13. Making: The Careful and Calculative Manufacturing of Professional Products 177 - 188 Download chapter (PDF)
  14. Chapter 7 Hustle – The Making of Technologies in Kenya 189 - 200 Download chapter (PDF)
  15. Chapter 8 Love – The Careful Making of Technologies 201 - 218 Download chapter (PDF)
  16. Chapter 9 Fear – The Calculative Making of Technologies 219 - 234 Download chapter (PDF)
  17. Chapter 10 Resisting – Incalculable and Unloved Working Conditions 235 - 244 Download chapter (PDF)
  18. Part II Conclusion: Technocapitalism''s Responsibilization to Calculate and Care (for Liberating Products) 245 - 248 Download chapter (PDF)
  19. Chapter 11 Conclusion: Performing Technocapitalism 249 - 262 Download chapter (PDF)
  20. References 263 - 298 Download chapter (PDF)

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