Critical cyberculture studies

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The work Critical cyberculture studies represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Critical cyberculture studies

Statement of responsibility

edited by David Silver and Adrienne Massanari ; with a foreword by Steve Jones

Contributor

• Silver, David, Ph. D
• Silver, David, Ph. D
• Silver, David, Ph. D.
• Massanari, Adrienne

Subject

• Computers and civilization
• Cyberspace -- Social aspects
• Internet -- Social aspects

Language

eng

Summary

Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our lives. By the end of the decade, the full-fledged study of cyberculture had arrived. Today, there exists a large body of critical work on the subject, with cutting-edge studies probing beyond the mere existence of virtual communities and online identities to examine the social, cultural, and economic relationships that take place online. Taking stock of the exciting work that is being done and positing what cyberculture's future might look like, Critical Cyberculture Studies brings together a diverse and multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. Opening with a historical overview of the field by its most prominent spokesperson, it goes on to highlight the interests and methodologies of a mobile and creative field, providing a much-needed how-to guide for those new to cyberstudies. The final two sections open up to explore issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce-from the failure of dot-coms to free software and the hacking movement. --Publsher

Member of

• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

303.48/33

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QA76.9.C66

LC item number

C744 2006eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography