| Connected: Engagements with Media Volume 3 Contributor(s): Marcus, George E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226504417 ISBN-13: 9780226504414 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: From the frontiers of cyberspace to Tibetans in exile, from computer bulletin boards to faxes, film, and videotape, the ongoing and often startling evolution of media continues to generate fresh new avenues for cultural criticism, political activism, and self-reflection. How is contemporary life affected by this stunning proliferation of information technologies? How does the Internet influence, and perhaps alter, users' experience of community and their sense of self? In what way are giant media conglomerates implicated in these far-reaching developments? "Connected, " the third volume in the groundbreaking and highly acclaimed "Late Editions" series, confronts these provocative questions through unique experiments with the interview format. It explores both the new pathways being forged through media and the predicaments of those struggling to find their way in the twilight of the twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 96162827 |
| Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.76" W x 9.53" (1.80 lbs) 450 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the frontiers of cyberspace to Tibetans in exile, from computer bulletin boards to faxes, film, and videotape, the ongoing and often startling evolution of media continues to generate fresh new avenues for cultural criticism, political activism, and self-reflection. How is contemporary life affected by this stunning proliferation of information technologies? How does the Internet influence, and perhaps alter, users' experience of community and their sense of self? In what way are giant media conglomerates implicated in these far-reaching developments? Connected, the third volume in the groundbreaking and highly acclaimed Late Editions series, confronts these provocative questions through unique experiments with the interview format. It explores both the new pathways being forged through media and the predicaments of those struggling to find their way in the twilight of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marcus, George E.: - George E. Marcus is professor of political science at Williams College and the author, coauthor, or coeditor of seven books, including, most recently, Political Psychology: Neuroscience, Genetics, and Politics. |