Starosielski, Nicole, 1984-

The undersea network / Nicole Starosielski. - Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (311 p.) : ill.. - Sign, storage, transmission .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Circuitous routes: from topology to topography -- Short-circuiting discursive infrastructure: from connection to transmission -- Gateway: from cable colony to network operations center -- Pressure point: turbulent ecologies of the cable landing -- A network of islands: interconnecting the Pacific -- Cabled depths: the aquatic afterlives of signal traffic -- Surfacing.

9780822376224 (ebook)


Cables, Submarine.
Fiber optic cables.
Telecommunication lines.
Telecommunication cables.
Communication, International.