Theorizing Digital Cultures by Grant David Bollmer (English) Paperback Book

Description: Theorizing Digital Cultures by Grant David Bollmer Explaining how digital media affect identities, bodies, social relations, artistic practices and the environment, this book helps students understand the key theoretical approaches in the field. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The rapid development of digital technologies continues to have far reaching effects on our daily lives. This book explains how digital media-in providing the material and infrastructure for a host of practices and interactions-affect identities, bodies, social relations, artistic practices, and the environment.Theorizing Digital Cultures:Shows students the importance of theory for understanding digital cultures and presents key theories in an easy-to-understand wayConsiders the key topics of cybernetics, online identities, aesthetics and ecologiesExplores the power relations between individuals and groups that are produced by digital technologiesEnhances understanding through applied examples, including YouTube personalities, Facebooks like button and holographic performersClearly structured and written in an accessible style, this is the book students need to get to grips with the key theoretical approaches in the field. It is essential reading for students and researchers of digital culture and digital society throughout the social sciences. Author Biography Grant Bollmer is Assistant Professor of Communication at North Carolina State University. Table of Contents Introduction: Why Theorize Digital Cultures?PART 1 DEFINING DIGITAL CULTURESChapter 1: What Are Digital Cultures?Chapter 2: Culture and TechniqueChapter 3: Digital and AnalogPART 2 HISTORIES, CONCEPTS AND DEBATESChapter 4: Cybernetics and PosthumanismChapter 5: Identities and PerformancesChapter 6: Bodies and ExtensionsChapter 7: Aesthetics and AffectsChapter 8: Forms and JudgmentsChapter 9: Infrastructures and EcologiesAfterword: What Comes after Digital Cultures? Review Digital media have changed everything. Grant Bollmer shows why we must think through this change, and how to think with and about it. -- Sean CubittAt last, a clear and brilliant guide to the digital world, as both a virtual and material zone. Bravo! -- Toby MillerA theoretically rich and grounded text full of brand new insights into technology. Theorizing Digital Cultures lays out exactly how the relationship between digital media and culture is political. In doing so it sets a much needed example for both students and scholars on how to engage theories of media and culture in order to make sense of our emerging technological realities. -- Sarah Sharma Review Quote Digital media have changed everything. Grant Bollmer shows why we must think through this change, and how to think with and about it. Details ISBN1473966930 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1473966930 ISBN-13 9781473966932 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-10-13 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 264 Media Book DEWEY 302.231 Language English UK Release Date 2018-10-13 NZ Release Date 2018-10-13 Alternative 9781473966925 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Sage Publications Ltd Publisher Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2018-10-12 Author Grant David Bollmer We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134574736;

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