Journal article
Revisiting the Y2K Bug: Language wars over networking the global order
Television & New Media, Vol.4(3), pp.297-319
2003
Abstract
The Y2K bug was a global media event of the twentieth century, only to fade from view after an anticlimactic change of millennium. This article argues that a reexamination of the text of the Y2K bug illuminates the contemporary cultural construction of value in information and networking technologies. Through the examination of a broad range of media reports and articles, this article illustrates how a hegemonic discourse is creating scales of value that have a profound impact on resource allocation. However, the Y2K bug also illustrates how this discourse is subject to its own gaps in meaning, or internal dissociations, as well as to a variety of creative external attacks, including culture jamming.
Details
- Title
- Revisiting the Y2K Bug: Language wars over networking the global order
- Authors/Creators
- K. Best (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Television & New Media, Vol.4(3), pp.297-319
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005544927207891
- Copyright
- 2003 SAGE Publications
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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