Tony D. Sampson - Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks @ Visuals: Geoff Kim & Jaimy Quadekker, Directing and editing: Bozhan Chipev

Dr. Tony D. Sampson is a London-based academic and writer. He has a background in music and computing. He received his PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex and has published internationally on a range of subjects relating to digital technology and culture. He is the co-editor (with Jussi Parikka) of Spam Book: On Viruses, Porn, and Other Anomalies From the Dark Side of Digital Culture (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2009). His latest book, Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks (University of Minnesota Press) was published in June 2012.
This video was made as a part of a student project for the MA New Media and Digital Culture programme at the University of Amsterdam. Visuals: Geoff Kim & Jaimy Quadekker Naration: Geoff Kim Directing and editing: Bozhan Chipev Script: Jaimy Quadekker, Bozhan Chipev, Ferdy Looijen