Konstantinos Chatzis, Gilles Jeannot, Valérie November, Pascal Ughetto
The Metamorphosis of Infrastructure: Between Concrete and
Digital
Peter Lang, 2017, 368 p.
Infrastructure is everywhere. As its name suggests, it supports our daily lives, including bridges, airports, water and electricity networks, as well as submarine cables and computer server farms. While there is generally a marked divide between researchers interested in new infrastructure (around digital technology) and those loyal to infrastructure linked primarily to the first and second industrial revolutions, the authors of this book belong to both groups. Some of them even attempt to explore what is happening to traditional infrastructure in the digital age. This comparison allows us to explore the commonalities between various infrastructures and discuss the relevance of extending the concept to other fields. It also highlights certain shared developments, particularly around the affirmation of the individual and the emergence of a political dimension that had previously been largely overlooked, as is often the case with infrastructure networks.
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