Critical Cyberculture Studies / Edition 1

Critical Cyberculture Studies / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0814740243
ISBN-13:
9780814740248
Pub. Date:
09/01/2006
Publisher:
New York University Press
ISBN-10:
0814740243
ISBN-13:
9780814740248
Pub. Date:
09/01/2006
Publisher:
New York University Press
Critical Cyberculture Studies / Edition 1

Critical Cyberculture Studies / Edition 1

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Overview

Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our lives. By the end of the decade, the full-fledged study of cyberculture had arrived. Today, there exists a large body of critical work on the subject, with cutting-edge studies probing beyond the mere existence of virtual communities and online identities to examine the social, cultural, and economic relationships that take place online.
Taking stock of the exciting work that is being done and positing what cyberculture’s future might look like, Critical Cyberculture Studies brings together a diverse and multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. Opening with a historical overview of the field by its most prominent spokesperson, it goes on to highlight the interests and methodologies of a mobile and creative field, providing a much-needed how-to guide for those new to cyberstudies. The final two sections open up to explore issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce—from the failure of dot-coms to free software and the hacking movement.
This flagship book is a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamic and increasingly crucial study of cyberculture and new technologies.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814740248
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 09/01/2006
Pages: 323
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

David Silver is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco.

Adrienne Massanari is a Ph.D. candidate in communication at the University of Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Dreams of Fields: Possible Trajectories of Internet Studies
Steve Jones
Introduction: Where Is Internet Studies?
David Silver
Part I Fielding the Field
1 Jonathan Sterne
2 Lisa Nakamura
3 Espen Aarseth
4 David Silver and Alice Marwick
5 Wendy Robinson
6 McKenzie Wark
Part II Critical Approaches and Methods
7 Nancy K. Baym
8 Kirsten Foot
9 Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera
10 Christian Sandvig
11 Beth E. Kolko
12 Anthony Fung
13 Blanca Gordo
14 Greg Elmer
15 Stine Gotved
Part III Cultural Difference in/and Cyberculture
16 Emily Noelle Ignacio
17 Madhavi Mallapragada
18 Bharat Mehra
19 David J. Phillips
20 Frank Schaap
21 Kate O’Riordan
Part IV Critical Histories of the Recent Past
22 Fred Turner
23 Shanthi Kalathil
24 Adrienne Massanari
25 Gina Neff
About the Contributors
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Rich with ideas, the book excels by stimulating thought and generating discussion.”
-Information, Communication, and Society

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“As more and more people use computers, the Internet and mobile phones, the study of their effects on our culture (and vice versa) becomes increasingly important. Framed as a “how-to guide for those new to cyberstudies,” Critical Cyberculture Studies goes some of the way to emphasising the importance and the diversity of this young academic field.”
-M/C Reviews

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“As studies of the Internet and cyberculture begin to mature, it is a particularly important time for critical studies—critical of the subject matter, and critical of the emerging field itself. The consciously interdisciplinary approach of Critical Cyberculture Studies, and the depth and breadth of the contributions, make this an important foundational work for a new field of study. If only we had had a critical study of communication when the Gutenberg revolution was beginning!”
-Howard Rheingold,author of The Virtual Community and Smart Mobs

“This expansive book functions as both survey and call to action. Even as they map the shifting contours of an emergent field, the editors and contributors warn against the deadening force of disciplinarity. They encourage a nimble, flexible formulation of cyberculture studies, one that can keep pace with the rapid pulse of technological change and, more importantly, also address the injustices wrought of life in a networked age. Like the best traditions of cultural studies, they aim not just to describe our moment but to matter in the world.”
-Tara McPherson,USC School of Cinema-Television

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