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Digital Media and Society : An Introduction

ISBN: 9780745662282 | 0745662285

Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Polity
Pub. Date: 3/18/2013

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

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. ... MORE

Detailed table of contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Digital Histories
Chapter 1: Building a Digital Society Chapter 2: The Socio-Technical Interface Chapter 3: Typing the User Chapter 4: Audience As Community
Part II: Digital Individuals
Chapter 5: Pleasing Bodies Chapter 6: Reality Checks Chapter 7: My Personal Public Chapter 8: Going Mobile
Part III: Digital Economies
Chapter 9: The Road To Serverdom Chapter 10: Digital Prop... MORE

Adrian Athique is senior lecturer at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

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