Digital media and society : transforming economics, politics and social practices /
Andrew White, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China.
- xiii, 222 p. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Politics and digital media: the impact of digital media on the public and private spheres. From the public to the private: the digitization of scholarship -- From the private to the public: online identity -- Digital media and politics in the liberal democratic state -- The digital economy. The digital economy and the creative industries -- The digital economy and the global financial crisis -- Digital media use. Reading/using digital media -- The new social movements -- Surveillance: the role of databases in contemporary societies -- Digital media use in the developing world -- Epilogues.
Referencing key contemporary debates on issues like surveillance, identity, the global financial crisis, the digital divide and Internet politics, Andrew White provides a critical intervention in discussions on the impact of the proliferation of digital media technologies on politics, the economy and social practices
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Information society. Digital media--Social aspects. Mass media--Technological innovations. Information technology--Social aspects. Information technology--Political aspects. Sociedad de la información Medios de comunicación de masas--Innovaciones tecnológicas Tecnologías de la información--Aspectos sociales Tecnologías de la información--Aspectos políticos