The Undersea Network
海底网络
Authors: Nicole Starosielski （妮可·斯塔罗西尔斯基）
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Pages: 312
About Book:
In our “wireless” world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible the materiality of the wired network. In doing so, she charts the cable network’s cultural, historical, geographic and environmental dimensions. Starosielski argues that the environments the cables occupy are historical and political realms, where the network and the connections it enables are made possible by the deliberate negotiation and manipulation of technology, culture, politics and geography. Accompanying the book is an interactive digital mapping project, where readers can trace cable routes, view photographs and archival materials, and read stories about the island cable hubs.
关于书籍：
在我们这个“无线”世界中，海底电缆系统的重要性很容易被忽视，但其成功运行的利害关系巨大，因为它们承载着几乎所有的跨洋互联网流量。在《海底网络》一书中，妮可·斯塔罗西尔斯基从海洋深处追踪这些电缆至南太平洋沙滩上的登陆点，将它们带入媒体研究的视野，使有线网络的物质性得以显现。通过这一过程，她描绘了电缆网络的文化、历史、地理与环境维度。斯塔罗西尔斯基认为，电缆所处的环境是历史与政治的场域，网络及其所实现的连接是通过对技术、文化、政治与地理的有意协商与操控而成为可能的。本书还配有一个交互式数字地图项目，读者可在此追踪电缆路线、查看照片与档案材料，并阅读关于岛屿电缆枢纽的故事。
About Author：
Nicole Starosielski is Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University.
关于作者
妮可·斯塔罗西尔斯基（Nicole Starosielski）是纽约大学媒体、文化与传播系的副教授。
编译：刘鑫
