The spectacle of online life / edited by Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, Christopher T. Conner, Matthew N. Hannah.
| Other author | Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette, editor. |
| Other author | Conner, Christopher T., 1981- editor. |
| Other author | Hannah, Matthew N., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY ; London : Bloomsbury Academic, [2025]. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Frankfurt School in new times Frankfurt School in new times. ^A1472038 |
| Contents | Chapter 1: Screens and Spectacles: The New Digital Terrain of Connection and Control / Christopher T. Conner, Matthew N. Hannah, Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo -- Chapter 2: Culture Industry, Participatory Industry: How a Lack of Transparency in Social Media Deepens the Postmodern Crisis of Consciousness / Elizabeth Blakey -- Chapter 3: Living in the Shop Window: Spectacle, Consumption, and Conflict in Promotional Livestreaming / Lizhen Zhao, Alkim Yalin, and Emily West -- Chapter 4: Conspiracy Theories and the Spectacle of Climate Change / Matthew N. Hannah -- Chapter 5: Ground Beneath the Echo Chamber: Forms of Life and Existential Needs / Jeremiah Morelock, Gordon C. Chang, and Crystal Lee Ward -- Chapter 6: Mass Celebrity and Micro-Spectacle / Charles Thorpe and Sam Smith -- Chapter 7: The Ubiquity of Networked Life: A Critical Environmental Analysis / Jessica Pardee and Vincent Serravallo -- Chapter 8: Open Access vs. the Prestige Machine / David Arditi -- Chapter 9: Critical Theory Foundations of Digital Capitalism: A Critical Political Economy Perspective / Christian Fuchs -- Chapter 10: Shoppable Self as Spectacle: Precarious Identity Making of Beauty Influencers in China / Zepeng Zhou -- Chapter 11: When is Violence Okay?: Moralistic Violence as a Counter-Hegemonic Strategy / Matthew Costello and James Hawdon -- Chapter 12: The Spectacle of Digital Waste: Spectacular Reassurance Strategies and the Material Impacts of the Digital Data System / Nicholas Baxter -- Chapter 13: The Gay Gayze, Reconsidered: Expressions of Inequality on Grindr / Christopher T. Conner |
| Abstract | "The Spectacle of Online Life offers a groundbreaking exploration of the digital age's most pressing paradoxes: connection and isolation, democratization and control, authenticity and performance. Edited by Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, Christopher T. Conner, and Matthew N. Hannah, this volume assembles a diverse array of scholars to critically examine how online technologies shape, reflect, and amplify the complexities of modern society. Chapters in the text draw on insights from the Frankfurt School, Situationist International, and contemporary media studies. This collection delves into topics as varied as promotional livestreaming, climate change conspiracy theories, beauty influencer culture, and the role of artificial intelligence in content moderation. As the authors show, digital platforms are a double-edged sword both empowering grassroots movements and reinforcing systemic inequalities." -- Publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781666948387 |
| ISBN | 1666948381 |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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