Dr Simon Cooper
Simon.Cooper@arts.monash.edu.au
BA
(Hons), LLB (Hons), PhD (Monash)
Books and Monographs:
- Cooper, S. (2002) Technoculture & Critical Theory: In the Service of the Machine? London: Routledge
- Cooper, S. (1999) Social Impact of Electronic Commerce in the LaTrobe Valley Region, Latrobe Shire. 77 pages. [Also published electronically]:http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/]
- Cooper, S. Hinkson, J. & Sharp, G. (eds). (2002) Scholars & Entrepreneurs: The Universities in Crisis , Melbourne: Arena Pubs.
Book Chapters:
- Cooper, S. (2006) 'The Posthuman Challenge to Andrew Feenberg' in Philosophy of Technology: New Debates in the Democratization of Technology, New York: SUNY Press .
- Cooper, S. (2002) 'Post-Intellectuality: Universities and the Commodification of Knowledge' in S.Cooper, J.Hinkson & G.Sharp (eds)Scholars & Entrepreneurs: The Universities in Crisis, Melbourne: Arena Pubs
- Cooper, S. (1997) 'Plenitude and Alienation: the Subject of Virtual Reality', Virtual Politics: Identity and Community in Cyberspace, D. Holmes (ed.), London: Sage: 93-106.
- Cooper, S. (1994) 'Resistance - Fire Sculpture', The Culture of Landscape Architecture , Melbourne: Edge Publishing: 260-264.
- Cooper, S & Rossiter, N. (2005) 'Processual Media Theory and the Study of New Media: Towards a New Research Approach' in Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo (ed.)Topical Issues in Communications and Media Research, New York, Nova Science.
Refereed Journal Articles
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'High-tech war and the securing of consent'. Southern Review 37.3: 73-86.
- Cooper, S. (2004) 'War and the future: Iraq one year on'. Arena Journal 22: 21-28.
- Cooper, S. (2004) 'Perpetual war within the state of exception'. Arena Journal 21: 99-125.
- Cooper, S. (2001) 'Virtual Democracy in the Latrobe Region.' Southern Review 34.1.
- Cooper, S. (2001) 'The Fate of The University' Arena Journal 14: 12-16
- Cooper, S. (2000) 'The Limits of Openness: A Comment on Alastair Davidson and Michael Arnold', Arena Journal 14: 127-140.
- Cooper, S. (1998) 'Back to the Futurists?' Political Expressions, Monash University
- Cooper, S. (1998) 'Breaking the Circuit: Intellectuals and the Network',Arena Journal 11: 1-7.
- Cooper, S. (1997). 'Heidegger and a Further Question Concerning Technology', Arena Journal 9: 23-56.
- Cooper, S. (1997) 'Only a Comet can save us now?: Heaven's Gate and New Age Fundamentalism', Arena Journal 8: 1-6.
- Cooper, S. (1996) 'Walter Benjamin and Technology: Social Form and the Recovery of Aura', Arena Journal 6: 145-172.
- Cooper, S. (1995) 'A Meaningless Emancipation?: A Review of John Docker and McKenzie Wark', Arena Journal 5: 105-121.
- Cooper, S. & Griffiths M. (2001) 'NetWorks of Hype and Hope'.Southern Review 34:3
Other Publications
- Cooper, S. (2006) 'Imagining the Posthuman: a Review of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let me go and Michel Houellebecq's The possibility of an Island' in Arena Magazine 81 Feb-March.
- Cooper, S. (2006) Art, Biotech and Security; The case of Steven Kurtz' in Arena Magazine 80 Dec-January.
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'Postmodernism-lite: reflections on the recent VCE English debate. Arena Magazine 79, Oct-Nov: 21-24.
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'The Rise of Expert Culture: a Public Sphere Dominated by Expert Opinion is Increasingly Incapable of morally or historically Grounded reflection.' Arena Magazine 78 Aug-Sept: 50-53
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'A Day in the Life of Contemporary Ideology', Arena Magazine 77 June-July: 51-52.
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'Downloading the Siren's Song: the technological management of otherness, (Cooper's Last) April-May, 76:49-52
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'the Democratisation of Compassion? A culture of fleeting information and images, evident in the response to the tsunami, threatens to undermine more consistant ethical behaviour' (Cooper's Last) Arena Magazine, Feb-Mar, 75: 46-49.
- Cooper, S. (2005) 'Post Derrida' Arena Magazine, Dec-Jan, 74.
- Cooper, S. (2004) 'Accounting for war: what can an 'embedded' description of war tell us about life in civilian societies?' Arena Magazine, Oct-Nov, 73: 49.
- Cooper, S. (2004) 'Post-Derrida: the complex legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers' Arena Magazine , Dec 74: 33.
- Cooper, S. (2004). 'A classic cult of virtuosity', Arena Magazine 72, August-September: 47-48.
- Cooper, S. (2004). 'The Age of Hyper-Cynicism', Arena Magazine 71, June-July: 36-37.
- Cooper, S. (2004). 'Ecce Pomo: On Mel Gibson's Passion'. Arena Magazine 70, April-May: 36-37.
- Cooper, S. (2002) 'The Small Matter of Our Humanity: on the Posthuman Future' Arena Magazine 59: 34-39.
- Cooper, S. (2001) 'Having it All' (review of Labor Essays 2001) Arena Magazine: 41-3
- Cooper, S. (2001) Surviving Reality (on reality TV ) Arena Magazine 53: 22-6.
- Cooper, S. (2001) 'Will Democracy Come to the USA?' Arena Magazine 55 (surveillance etc after S11)
- Cooper, S. (2000) 'Staking out a Claim in Cyberspace', Arena Magazine 45: 13-14
- Cooper, S. (2000) 'Making it Easier for Telstra' Arena Magazine 46: 15-17
- Cooper, S. (1999) 'Avoiding E-Ghettoes', Managing Information Systems Sept.: 76-82.
- Cooper, S. (1999) 'Lolita and the Moral Majorities', Arena Magazine 40: 5-6.
- Cooper, S. (1999) 'Digital Futures: Digital TV and the Customisation of Social Reality', Arena Magazine 38: 8-9.
- Cooper, S. (1999) 'Youth, Guns and Automatic Responses' (a response to Mark Davis) Arena Magazine 37.
- Cooper, S. (1998) 'Peter Singer: the Best we can do?' Arena Magazine 36: 12-14.
- Cooper, S. (1998) 'McGuinness' Quadrant', Arena Magazine 35: 15-17.
- Cooper, S. (1997) 'Response to Anthony Elliott', Arena Magazine 30: 11.
- Cooper, S. (1996) 'Gatesism: the Road to Nowhere?', Arena Magazine 24: 44-49.
- Cooper, S. (1996) 'Virtual Home(page)steading', Arena Magazine 26: 38-41.
- Cooper, S. (1996) 'The Expanded Field', LIKE Art Magazine 1: 5-6.
- Cooper, S. (1995) 'Top Quark and Johnny Nothingness: A review of Jean Baudrillard and McKenzie Wark', Arena Magazine 18: 50-52.
- Cooper, S. (1990) 'Cyberpunk: Writing the Present into the Future',Arena Magazine 97: 113-126.
- Cooper, S. and Bausor, D. (1993) 'Hypertext', Arena Magazine 2: 41-42.