Simon Lindgren

Digital Media and Society (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In today's world, digital media and the social are irreversibly intertwined. In this cutting-edge introduction, Simon Lindgren introduces a wide range of concepts and approaches that aid in exploring and understanding what it means to live in a digital society. In this new edition you will encounter:

- An exploration of non-progressive forms of digital activism, including radicalization and hate groups

- Added coverage of post-pandemic, post-truth digital media with topics such as disinformation and computational propaganda

- Cutting-edge content on algorithms, covering recent developments in generative AI, LLMs, and synthetic media such as deepfakes.

- Expanded learning features and discussion prompts to put theory into practice

Updated, revised and expanded throughout to cover emerging platforms and issues, this book is a must-have for students exploring digital media, social media, and the internet.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781036202415
• Artikelnr.: 72265433

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Digital Society
2 Social Media Platforms
3 Beyond Technological Determinism
4 Interaction and Identity
5 Communities and Networks
6 The Power of Visual Digital Media
7 Digital Emotions
8 Power and Exploitation
9 Activism, Mobilisation and Social Change
10 Datafication, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
11 Software and Devices
12 Digital Media Research Methods

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Digital Society
Social Media Platforms
Beyond Optimism and Pessimism
Interaction and Identity
Communities and Networks
Visuality and Visibility
Emotions and Affect
Power and Exploitation
Activism and Mobilisation
Datafication and Algorithms
Software and Devices
Researching Digital Society
Epilogue: Digital Media and Social Change

Rezensionen

An engaging story of the meaning digital media have in societies. The writing is relatable, with diverse and comprehensive references to theories. Above all, this is a fun book on what a contemporary digital society looks like! Professor Zizi Papacharissi 20210708