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Digital media & society / Simon Lindgren.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2022Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 298 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781529722499
  • 1529722497
Other title:
  • Digital media and society
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.231 L643d 23
LOC classification:
  • HM851 .L5515 2022
Contents:
Digital society -- Social media platforms -- Beyond optimism and pessimism -- Interaction and identity -- Communities and networks -- Visuality and visibility -- Emotions and affect -- Power and exploitation -- Activism and mobilisation -- Datafication and algorithms -- Software and devices -- Researching digital society -- Epilogue: Digital media and social change.
Summary: "What does it mean to live in a digital society? Does social media empower political activism? How do we form and express our identity in a digital age? Do algorithms and search engine results have a social role? How have software and hardware transformed how we interact with each other? In the early 21st century, digital media and the social have become irreversibly intertwined. In this cutting-edge introduction, Simon Lindgren explores what it means to live in a digital society. With succinct explanations of the key concepts, debates and theories you need to know, this is a must-have resource for students exploring digital media, social media, media and society, data and society, and the internet."--back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Digital society -- Social media platforms -- Beyond optimism and pessimism -- Interaction and identity -- Communities and networks -- Visuality and visibility -- Emotions and affect -- Power and exploitation -- Activism and mobilisation -- Datafication and algorithms -- Software and devices -- Researching digital society -- Epilogue: Digital media and social change.

"What does it mean to live in a digital society? Does social media empower political activism? How do we form and express our identity in a digital age? Do algorithms and search engine results have a social role? How have software and hardware transformed how we interact with each other? In the early 21st century, digital media and the social have become irreversibly intertwined. In this cutting-edge introduction, Simon Lindgren explores what it means to live in a digital society. With succinct explanations of the key concepts, debates and theories you need to know, this is a must-have resource for students exploring digital media, social media, media and society, data and society, and the internet."--back cover.

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