1st Edition
Critical Software Studies Artefacts, Systems and Spectacle in the Age of AI
By Gordon Fletcher
Copyright 2026
246 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book is based around two key premises: all software is an artefact of human construct and all software shapes the behaviours of those who use it directly or experience its influence indirectly. With the rise of popular consumer-facing generative AI tools, never has understanding these two premises been more important or more obscured. This book explores the relationship between people and... Read more
1. Defining critical software studies Interchapter 1: Undertaking critical software studies 2. Software as an artefact: Shaping the critical perspective 3. The development of software development 4. Old software still shapes what we do Interchapter 2: Methods from history 5. The view from the network or, only because of the internet 6. The AI generation Interchapter 3: Fast prompts to slow thinking 7. How to critically analyse software 8. Future software: The most radical gesture
Biography
Gordon Fletcher is Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at Salford Business School, UK.
