I wish to thank the following journals for permission to reprint material that appeared in earlier versions: Critical Matrix, which published an earlier version of Chapter 2 (Fall 2001); Sub-Stance, which published a shortened, earlier version of Chapter 3 (2004); Configurations, which published an earlier version of Chapter 4 (Spring 2002); and Contemporary Literature, which published an earlier version of Chapter 5 (Winter 2004). I wish to thank the artists for permission to reproduce images of their work and, more importantly, for creating the work in the first place.
I owe thanks to an innumerable number of friends, colleagues, and students, whose insights, criticisms, and comments have shaped my thinking about new media and challenged me to think beyond the point at which my own proclivities would have kept me.
I remain especially grateful to my wonderful family—Wilson, Michael, and Mimi—whose dedication allowed me time to work when I needed it most and whose love kept me motivated to continue.
I dedicate this book to my mother, Dr. Yvonne Hansen, whose speculative instinct clearly informs (epiphylogenetically or otherwise) my own.
Mark Hansen
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