{"title":"Roberta Buiani","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoberta Buiani’s work delves into the intricate relationship between society and digital culture, exploring how behaviours spread and evolve in the modern world. Her writing offers insightful analysis into the dynamics of communication and cultural trends, making complex concepts accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful examination of contemporary arts and culture, presented with clarity and depth. Buiani’s perspective encourages reflection on how the digital age shapes human interaction and collective experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viral-behaviors-by-roberta-buiani-9781350419469","title":"Viral Behaviors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a new era of global virology that requires novel methodologies to improve the comprehension of viruses and viral phenomena, \u003cem\u003eViral Behaviors\u003c\/em\u003e explores the cultural, material, and artistic significance of viral agents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross a rich variety of case studies stemming from different areas of interest—covering literature, the graphic arts and scientific visualization, as well as performance, installation and bioart—this book asks whether embracing the complexity of viruses, rather than obsessively measuring, dissecting, or precisely mapping their parts and manifestations, may provide new methodological directions in the intersection of scientific thinking and artistic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the struggles and successes of science and technology to tame the elusive nature and behavior of viruses, and the potential of art-based and cross-disciplinary collaborations to better communicate their complex making and intense entanglement with the world at large. Combining perspectives from art, philosophy, science, and technology, it places biological and informational viruses alongside each other, revealing that, while the two types of agents affect the world in very different ways, their histories and manifestations contain surprising similarities that speak to a cultural continuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eViral Behaviors\u003c\/em\u003e unravels the extraordinary mobility of viruses across disciplines, and their intersection with all aspects of culture, rather than their import within one specific disciplinary realm. It shows how the numerous attempts by artists, scientists, and professionals to tackle, represent, and appropriate viruses, and their intricate dynamism, can lead to new nuanced and sophisticated understandings of these substances and their related phenomena, and reveals the contribution of non-measurable or non-traditional practices in their construction and dissemination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934414848236,"sku":"9781350419469","price":133.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350419469-viral-behaviors.jpg?v=1783917484"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/roberta-buiani.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}