Cyberculture and the Subaltern

Weavings of the Virtual and Real
Herausgeber: Gajjala, Radhika

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through interdisciplinary lenses enabled by cultural studies and feminist methodologies, this book, edited by Radhika Gajjala, looks at online microfinance, new technologies, virtual world marketing, and handloom contexts from India and Africa in relation to development discourse that posits a binary between "tradition" and modernity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780739197615
• ISBN-10: 0739197614
• Artikelnr.: 40787843

Autorenporträt

Radhika Gajjala is professor of media and communication at Bowling Green State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Subaltern Empowerment, Socioeconomic Globalization, and
Digital Divides
Radhika Gajjala
Chapter 1. Producing the Global: Microfinance Online
Radhika Gajjala, Franklin Nii Yartey, and Anca Birzescu
Chapter 2. Philanthropist or Investor? Microlending to the Other
Radhika Gajjala, Anca Birzescu, and Franklin Nii Yartey
Chapter 3. Snapshots from Sari Trails: Cyborgs Old and New
Radhika Gajjala, with Rad Zabibha
Chapter 4. Framing the Loom
Radhika Gajjala, Seemanthini Niranjana, and B. Syamasundari
Chapter 5. Kente Cloth and Adinkra in the Global Market
Precious Yamaguchi and Franklin Nii Yartey
Conclusion
Radhika Gajjala