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"Digital media and network technologies are now part of everyday life. The Internet has become the backbone of communication, commerce, and media; the ubiquitous mobile phone connects us with others as it removes us from any stable sense of location. This book examines the ways that the social...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
c2008.
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| Summary: | "Digital media and network technologies are now part of everyday life. The Internet has become the backbone of communication, commerce, and media; the ubiquitous mobile phone connects us with others as it removes us from any stable sense of location. This book examines the ways that the social and cultural shifts created by these technologies have transformed our relationships to (and definitions of) place, culture, politics, and infrastructure ... The chapter on place describes how digital networks enable us to be present in physical and networked places simultaneously, often at the expense of nondigital commitments. The chapter on culture explores the growth of amateur-produced and -remixed content online and the impact of these practices on the music, anime, advertising, and news industries. The chapter on politics examines the new networked modes of bottom-up political expression and mobilization, and the difficulty in channeling online political discourse into productive political deliberation. And the chapter on infrastructure notes the tension between openness and control in the flow of information"--From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 176 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262220859 0262220857 |