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Networked Publics

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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. "Networked Publics" examines the ways that the social and cultural shifts created by these technologies have transformed our relationships to place, culture, politics, and infrastructure. Four chapters--each by an interdisciplinary team of scholars using collaborative software--provide a synoptic overview along with illustrative case studies. 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 and impact of amateur-produced and remixed content online. The chapter on politics examines the new networked modes of bottom-up political expression and mobilization. And finally, the chapter on infrastructure notes the tension between openness and control in the flow of information, as seen in the current controversy over net neutrality.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Release: October 01, 2008

ISBN: 0262220857

ISBN 13: 9780262220859

Networked Publics

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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. "Networked Publics" examines the ways that the social and cultural shifts created by these technologies have transformed our relationships to place, culture, politics, and infrastructure. Four chapters--each by an interdisciplinary team of scholars using collaborative software--provide a synoptic overview along with illustrative case studies. 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 and impact of amateur-produced and remixed content online. The chapter on politics examines the new networked modes of bottom-up political expression and mobilization. And finally, the chapter on infrastructure notes the tension between openness and control in the flow of information, as seen in the current controversy over net neutrality.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Release: October 01, 2008

ISBN: 0262220857

ISBN 13: 9780262220859

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