Journal article
Hacking the democratic mainframe: The Melissa virus and transgressive computing
Media International Australia, Vol.95, pp.207-226
2000
Abstract
As with many of the other 45000 computer viruses operating across the globe, the Melissa virus constitutes a significant threat to organisational processes. There are two major readings of the Melissa virus's social and political implications - one rejecting its subversive intent, the other celebrating it. In either case, these readings reflect the inadequacy of current theorisations of the relationship between computer networked communication, organisational theory and democracy. A fuller understanding of this relationship, and in particular the culture of hacking, is needed to mediate significant tensions within contemporary culture and politics.
Details
- Title
- Hacking the democratic mainframe: The Melissa virus and transgressive computing
- Authors/Creators
- K. Best (Author/Creator)J. Lewis (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Media International Australia, Vol.95, pp.207-226
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Identifiers
- 991005541647007891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.uq.edu.au/mia/
Metrics
1018 File views/ downloads
173 Record Views