Digital media : transformations in human communication / edited by Paul Messaris and Lee Humphreys.
The age of digital media has given rise to a new social world. It is a world in which the transmission of information from the few to the many is steadily being supplanted by the multi-directional flow of facts, lies, and ideas. It is a world in which hundreds of millions of people are voluntarily d...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
[2017]
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Edition: | Second edition. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 379 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
The age of digital media has given rise to a new social world. It is a world in which the transmission of information from the few to the many is steadily being supplanted by the multi-directional flow of facts, lies, and ideas. It is a world in which hundreds of millions of people are voluntarily depositing large amounts of personal details in publicly accessible databases. It is a world in which interpersonal relationships are increasingly being conducted in the virtual sphere. Above all, this is a world that seems to be veering off in unpredictable ways from the trends of the immediate past. This book is a probing examination of that world, and of the changes that it has ushered into our lives. In more than thirty essays by a wide range of scholars, this must-have second edition examines the impact of digital media in six areas---information, persuasion, community, gender and sexuality, surveillance and privacy, and cross-cultural communication---and offers an invaluable guide for students and scholars alike. With one exception, all essays are completely new or revised for this volume. |
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Call Number: | QA76.575 .D5383 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781433132865 (paperback : alk. paper) 1433132869 (paperback : alk. paper) |