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- Title
Different Engines: Media Technologies From Latin America by Andrés Burbano (review).
- Authors
Gómez-Cruz, Edgar
- Abstract
"Different Engines: Media Technologies From Latin America" by Andrés Burbano is a book that explores the history of technological development and innovation in Latin America. The author challenges the notion that the Global South only consumes technologies from the North and highlights the creative innovation that occurs in Latin America. The book examines five distinct technologies developed in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico, including photography, computer music, color television, programming languages, and physical computing. Through a media archaeology perspective, Burbano delves into the geopolitical, social, and personal circumstances surrounding the development of these technologies, providing a comprehensive understanding of their successes and failures. The book serves as a call to reconsider technological innovation beyond global economic power centers and invites readers to actively participate in the construction of media and technological futures rooted in Latin America. It also facilitates a dialogue between media technologies from the Global North and Latin America, broadening appreciation for the technological contributions from the region. The book is suitable for a wide audience, including scholars, artists, historians, and entrepreneurs.
- Subjects
ENGINES; LATIN American history
- Publication
Technology & Culture, 2024, Vol 65, Issue 2, p697
- ISSN
0040-165X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/tech.2024.a926332