(Re)inventing the internet : critical case studies / edited by Andrew Feenberg, Norm Friesen.
| Other author | Feenberg, Andrew. |
| Other author | Friesen, Norm. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense, ©2012. |
| Description | x, 135 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Inventing the internet |
| Contents | Preface. Code and communication. Introduction: toward a critical theory of the Internet / Andrew Feenberg -- Play and school online. Rationalizing play: a critical theory of digital gaming / Sara M Grimes and Andrew Feenberg -- Alternative rationalisations and ambivalent futures: a critical history of online education / Edward Hamilton and Adrew Feenberg -- The civic internet. Experiencing survellance; a phenomenological approach / Norm Friesen, Andrew Feenberg, Grace Smith, and Shannon Lowe -- Subactivism: lifeworld and politics in the age of the Internet / Maria Bakardjieva -- Hacking for social justice: the politics of prefigurative technology / Kate Milberry. |
| Abstract | "Although it has been in existence for over three decades, the internet reamins a contested technology. Its goverance and role in civic life, education, and entertainement are all still openly disputed and debated. The issues include censorship and network control, privacy and surveillance, the political impact of activist blogging, peer to peer file sharing, the effects of video games on children, and many others. Media conglomerates, government and users all contribute shaping the forms and functions of the Internet as the limits and potentialities of the technologies are tested and extended. What is most surprising about the Internet is the proliferation of controversies and conflicts in which the creativity of ordinary users plays a central role. The title, (Re)Inventing the Internet, refers to this extrodinary flowering of agency in a society that tends to reduce its members to passive spectators. This collection presents a series of critical case studies that examine specific sites of change and contestation. These cover a range of phenomena including computer gaming cultures, online education, surveillance and the mutual shaping of digital technologies and civic life."--Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9789460917325 |
| ISBN | 9460917321 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 946091733X (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9789460917332 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9789460917349 |
| ISBN | 9460917348 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM851 .R45 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |