Hermes
fictional · 3 mentions across 3 readings
In this course
Hermes appears here as a mythological reference point for speed and messenger-function, invoked through a character in what seems to be speculative fiction about surveillance and urban navigation. The excerpt uses the classical god of commerce and communication as a figure for frictionless, rapid movement through contested space—a metaphor that resonates with how network protocols (TCP/IP, OSI) were designed to move information without regard for geopolitical consequence. The reference is brief but functions as shorthand for the course's larger concern with how communication infrastructure, whether ancient or digital, enables both liberation and control.
Mentioned in 3 readings
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