Digital Media and Society by Simon Lindgren
This book offers acomprehensive new analysis of the contemporary media landscape, looking at the central theories of the digital society, and the hot topics and key research methods in the field.
"An impressive accomplishmentThe book will reward both students and advanced scholars with its comprehensive overview, deft and accessible style, and an array of significant insights contributing to our developing understanding of social media and, most broadly, a coming post-digital society." -- Charles M. Ess
"A brilliantly written, essential text for understanding how digital media are changing society and how we can theorize and empirically study digital transformations." -- Christian Fuchs
"Digital Media and Society is a remarkably clear and engaging guide to understanding the complex interactions between technology and the everyday. The compelling current examples beautifully illustrate concepts and theories, making learning a pleasant ride." -- Stefania Milan
"an excellent textbook, which should be seriously considered by any instructor teaching an introductory course on digital media."
"...[the author] also does an excellent job of explaining how these strange and often insular scholarly debates relate to societal issues, providing important context for students." -- James Meese * SAGE Journals *
"A brilliantly written, essential text for understanding how digital media are changing society and how we can theorize and empirically study digital transformations." -- Christian Fuchs
"Digital Media and Society is a remarkably clear and engaging guide to understanding the complex interactions between technology and the everyday. The compelling current examples beautifully illustrate concepts and theories, making learning a pleasant ride." -- Stefania Milan
"an excellent textbook, which should be seriously considered by any instructor teaching an introductory course on digital media."
"...[the author] also does an excellent job of explaining how these strange and often insular scholarly debates relate to societal issues, providing important context for students." -- James Meese * SAGE Journals *
Simon Lindgren is Professor of Sociology at Umeå University in Sweden. He is also director of DIGSUM, an interdisciplinary academic research centre studying the social dimensions of digital technology, and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Social Research. His research is about the relationship between digital media and society with a particular focus on politics and power relations. He studies mobilisation and contention on the internet and the consequences of datafication and automation for such processes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473925014 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473925010 |
| Title | Digital Media and Society |
| Author | Simon Lindgren |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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