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Critical Cyberculture Studies

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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.This flagship book is a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamic and increasingly crucial study of cyberculture and new technologies.
Foreword: Dreams of Fields: Possible Trajectories of Internet StudiesSteve JonesIntroduction: Where Is Internet Studies? David SilverPart I Fielding the Field1 Jonathan Sterne2 Lisa Nakamura3 Espen Aarseth4 David Silver and Alice Marwick5 Wendy Robinson6 McKenzie WarkPart II Critical Approaches and Methods7 Nancy K. Baym8 Kirsten Foot9 Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera10 Christian Sandvig11 Beth E. Kolko12 Anthony Fung13 Blanca Gordo14 Greg Elmer15 Stine GotvedPart III Cultural Difference in/and Cyberculture16 Emily Noelle Ignacio17 Madhavi Mallapragada18 Bharat Mehra19 David J. Phillips20 Frank Schaap21 Kate O'RiordanPart IV Critical Histories of the Recent Past22 Fred Turner23 Shanthi Kalathil24 Adrienne Massanari25 Gina NeffAbout the ContributorsIndex
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