The Factories of the Past Are Turning Into the Data Centres of the Future

Abstract | This essay traces the history and geography of data’s materiality by examining the transformation of industrial building stock in Chicago to serve the needs of the data industry. Using contemporary and archival photographs as entry points, the paper unpacks the rise of an information-base...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham Pickren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2018-09-01
Series:Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Media Studies
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/imaginations/index.php/imaginations/article/view/29366