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Digital media and society, an introduction, Adrian Athique

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Digital media and society, an introduction, Adrian Athique

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-285) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Digital media and society

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

828700611

Responsibility statement

Adrian Athique

Sub title

an introduction

Summary

The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the 21st 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. This topic is discussed here

Table Of Contents

pt. I. Digital histories -- Building a digital society -- The socio-technical interface -- Typing the user -- Audience as community -- pt. II. Digital individuals -- Pleasing bodies -- Reality checks -- My personal public -- Going mobile -- pt. III. Digital economies -- The road to serverdom -- Digital property -- Consuming power -- Information at work -- pt. IV. Digital authorities -- Virtual democracy -- Under scrutiny -- Managing risk -- Living in a cloud -- Postscript : Towards a digital sociology

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