Digital Media and Society : An Introduction


Adrian. Athique
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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1 online resource (686 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Halftitle; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Digital Histories; 1 Building a Digital Society; 2 The Socio-technical Interface; 3 Typing the User; 4 Audience as Community; Part II: Digital Individuals; 5 Pleasing Bodies; 6 Reality Checks; 7 My Personal Public; 8 Going Mobile; Part III: Digital Economies; 9 The Road to Serverdom; 10 Digital Property; 11 Consuming Power; 12 Information at Work; Part IV: Digital Authorities; 13 Virtual Democracy; 14 Under Scrutiny; 15 Managing Risk; 16 Living in a Cloud. - Postscript: Towards a Digital SociologyBibliography; Index. - The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Nonetheless, it is critically important that we do so, and this sociological introduction to the field of digital technologies is intended to enable a deeper understanding of their prominent role in everyday life. The fundamental theoretical and et
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9780745662282. - 9780745662299

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