Networked publics

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Where to find it

Davis Library (6th floor)

Call Number
HM851 .N4765 2008
Status
Available

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
HM851 .N4765 2008 c. 2
Status
Available

Summary

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 (and definitions of) 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.

Contents

  • Preface p. vii
  • Acknowledgments p. ix
  • Introduction p. 1 Mizuko Ito
  • 1 Place: The Networking of Public Space p. 15 Kazys Varnelis and Anne Friedberg
  • 2 Culture: Media Convergence and Networked Participation p. 43 Adrienne Russell and Mizuko Ito and Todd Richmond and Marc Tuters
  • 3 Politics: Deliberation, Mobilization, and Networked Practices of Agitation p. 77 Merlyna Lim and Mark E. Kann
  • 4 Infrastructure: Network Neutrality and Network Futures p. 109 Francois Bar and Walter Baer and Shahram Ghandeharizadeh and Fernando Ordonez
  • Conclusion: The Meaning of Network Culture p. 145 Kazys Varnelis
  • Notes on Contributors p. 165
  • Index p. 167

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