| Negotiating Digital Citizenship: Control, Contest and Culture Contributor(s): McCosker, Anthony (Editor), Vivienne, Sonja (Editor), Johns, Amelia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783488883 ISBN-13: 9781783488889 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $161.37 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Social Science | Media Studies - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2017297066 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With pervasive use of mobile devices and social media, there is a constant tension between the promise of new forms of social engagement and the threat of misuse and misappropriation, or the risk of harm and harassment. Negotiating Digital Citizenship explores the diversity of experiences that define digital citizenship. These range from democratic movements that advocate social change via social media platforms to the realities of online abuse, racial or sexual intolerance, harassment and stalking. Young people, educators, social service providers and government authorities have become increasingly enlisted in a new push to define and perform 'good' digital citizenship, yet there is little consensus on what this term really means and sparse analysis of the vested interests that drive its definition. The chapters probe the idea of digital citizenship, map its use among policy makers, educators, and activists, and identify avenues for putting the concept to use in improving the digital environments and digitally enabled tenets of contemporary social life. The components of digital citizenship are dissected through questions of control over our online environments, the varieties of contest and activism and possibilities of digital culture and creativity. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCosker, Anthony: - Anthony McCosker is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaVivienne, Sonja: - Sonja Vivienne is Lecturer in Digital Media at Flinders University of South AustraliaJohns, Amelia: - Amelia Johns is Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University |