Alexander R. Galloway Associate Professor Department of Media, Culture, and Communication New York University   books articles software teaching bio contact   REVIEW—Tiziana Terranova reviews The Exploit in the July/August issue of Radical Philosophy WRITING—I have two new essays: The Unworkable Interface, on the aesthetics and politics of interfaces (which is also forthcoming soon in German translation); and Debord's Nostalgic Algorithm (PDF or HTML), on Guy Debord's 1978 game "The Game of War." Also, a round table discussion with Geert Lovink, Eugene Thacker, and me was published in the fall issue of Grey Room. TEACHING—This Fall I'll be teaching "Marxism and Culture" for undergraduates and a technology studies doctoral seminar on "Heidegger & Deleuze." KRIEGSPIEL—The RSG game Kriegspiel is now ready for download. Artforum recently ran a short article discussing the game.   BOOKS Slide show   THE EXPLOIT — A Theory of Networks cowritten with Eugene Thacker University of Minnesota Press, 2007 Amazon.com book page publisher's book page Google Books "The Exploit is that rare thing: a book with a clear grasp of how networks operate that also understands the political implications of this emerging form of power. It cuts through the nonsense about how 'free' and 'democratic' networks supposedly are, and it offers a rich analysis of how network protocols create a new kind of control. Essential reading for all theorists, artists, activists, techheads, and hackers of the Net." —McKenzie Wark, author of A Hacker Manifesto Reviewed by Tiziana Terranova in Radical Philosophy Reviewed at the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies Reviewed in Art Journal Slide show   GAMING — Essays on Algorithmic Culture University of Minnesota Press, 2006 Amazon.com book page publisher's book page Google Books "This is contemporary media theory at its best." —Lev Manovich, author of The Language of New Media Reviewed at the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies Reviewed at Rhizome.org Reviewed by author Steven Shaviro Reviewed by author Nick Montfort Reviewed at Gameology.org Interviewed by Paul Johnson on WPS1 radio Slide show   PROTOCOL — How Control Exists After Decentralization MIT Press, 2004 Amazon.com book page publisher's book page Google Books Download: Chapter One, Index "An engaging methodological hybrid of the Frankfurt School and UNIX for Dummies... Galloway brings the uncool question of morality back into critical thinking" (more) —Ed Halter in The Village Voice "Expressing some startling new lines of thought with refreshingly straightforward clarity, Galloway reminds all of us why thinking about networks and their protocols is so relevant to our time. From FTP to fluxus or Deleuze to DNS, these are the connections that need to be made between the models competing to be our reality." —Douglas Rushkoff, author of Media Virus, Coercion, and Nothing Sacred