Guerrilla Theory - 9780810140844

Guerrilla TheoryPolitical Concepts, Critical Digital Humanities\nAuthor(s): Matthew Applegate\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Northwestern University Press, United States\nImprint: Northwestern University Press\nISBN-13: 9780810140844, 978-0810140844\nSynopsis\nGuerrilla Theory examines the political, ontological, and technological underpinnings of the guerrilla in the digital humanities (DH). The figure of the guerrilla appears in digital humanities' recent history as an agent of tactical reformation. It refers to a broad swath of disciplinary desires: digital humanities'; claim to collaborative and inclusive pedagogy, minimal and encrypted computing, and a host of minoritarian political interventions in its praxis, including queer politics, critical race studies, and feminist theory.\n\nIn this penetrating study, Matthew Applegate uses the guerrilla to connect popular iterations of digital humanities' practice to its political rhetoric and infrastructure. By doing so, he reorients D.