Algorithmic desire toward a new structuralist theory of social media / Matthew Flisfeder.

Author/creator Flisfeder, Matthew, 1980-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEvanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2021.
Descriptionxiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesDiaeresis
Diaeresis. ^A1343796
Contents Introduction Metaphor as Totality, or, Social Media as Our Metaphor -- Periodizing Social Media, or, "Social Media" Does Not Exist! -- Enjoying Social Media -- Subjection before Enslavement -- Input/Output -- Appearances That Matter, and the Reified Subjects of Social Media -- The Swiping Logic of the Signifier -- Conclusion The End of Social Media, or, Accelerate the Metaphor?
Abstract "Algorithmic Desire shows that social media is a metaphor that reveals the dominant form of contemporary ideology: neoliberal capitalism. The author interprets the social media metaphor through dialectical, Marxist, and Lacanian frameworks"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020040286
ISBN9780810143333 (paperback)
ISBN9780810143340 (cloth)
ISBN(ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available