Dave Beer - Fragments of Modernity
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In both their monolithic entirety and their fragmented minutiae, social media are hard to comprehend. Their sheer mobility, variety and density make th…
Dave Beer
Aug 4
Like canned laughter, simulated football crowd noise is an attempt to provide an imagined atmosphere for the consumer. But does it really just end up d…
Dave Beer
Jul 24
On the politics of Whatsapp, storytelling, ideas and the future of journalism
Dave Beer
Jul 10
Amongst the detail, the recent Online Nation report reveals the direction in which social media seem to be heading. The visual is becoming increasingly…
Dave Beer
Jul 2
How can we comprehend the vast changes that we now face? Some thoughts on theoretical limits and the new social constellations.
Dave Beer
Jun 25
It shouldn't be a surprise that in a surveillance culture, defined by the many ways we are being watched, surveillance itself becomes a preoccupation a…
Dave Beer
Jun 21
I decided to leave Twitter. It was a cumulative thing. Since I joined, I've had an ambivalent relationship with the platform. I was never quite sure. S…
Dave Beer
Jun 14
On chronic illness and invisible disability
Dave Beer
May 29
A review of Wendy Liu's new book and some thoughts on the Amazon Ring surveillance system and the music of the Sleaford Mods.
Dave Beer
May 28
Walter Benjamin, Jenny Diski and the detachment of stationary cupboards
Dave Beer
May 18
Solitude-networking is throwing up lots of new visual cues, especially as we see inside people's homes. The now prominent genre of home-located-video-l…
Dave Beer
May 11
Three difficulties with writing in this time of upheaval
Dave Beer
May 4
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