Boosted from: Alan Liu

April 17 2026, 23:33

Just published In open access: @jamessmithies’s book, Digital Modernity: Why We Need to Think Historically About the Digital Age, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003684398/digital-modernity-james-smithies. Abstract in screenshot.

Boosted from: Alan Liu

April 17 2026, 23:33

Blurbs (including mine) for @jamessmithies’s book, Digital Modernity: Why We Need to Think Historically About the Digital Age. Glad to have been able to watch this book evolve during the past few years.

Published by: James Smithies

April 16 2026, 13:45

My monograph Digital Modernity: Why We Need to Think Historically About the Digital Age (Routledge, 2026) is out now, and available open access.Core argument: digital systems are continuations of modernity, not breaks from it. Covers Silicon Valley i...

Published by: James Smithies

December 04 2025, 23:01

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@ayliu/115663455979029840It’s exciting to see this long-running project, that evolved after formative conversations in Aotearoa New Zealand many years ago, coming to fruition.