Understanding New Media by Eugenia Siapera

Understanding New Media by Eugenia Siapera

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A student friendly, thoroughly up-to-date examination of the impact of new media on today′s society.

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Understanding New Media by Eugenia Siapera

A student friendly, thoroughly up-to-date examination of the impact of new media on todays society.
Eugenia Siapera′s Understanding New Media offers an admirably clear-sighted and engaging analysis of contemporary forms of mediation, illuminating the dynamics of new media across social, political and cultural spheres while skilfully avoiding the many traps that abound in this field - of hyperbole, obfuscation, partiality and lack of empirical groundingShe provokes her reader to think afresh about familiar phenomena, to synthesise diverse theoretical positions, and to stretch their imaginations to anticipate what is coming
Professor Sonia Livingstone
Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science

An excellent introduction to the past, present and future of the electronic, networked media world. By carefully examining the complex interactions between society and media, Siapera insightfully illuminates the social, political, economic and cultural consequences of our increasingly electronically networked and mediated world. This book will be a highly useful teaching tool and an engaging read for students, teachers and scholars
Steve Jones
University of Illinois, Chicago

Eugenia Siapera is a Professor of Digital Technology, Society and Policy at University College Dublin where she is also the Director of the Centre for Digital Policy (with Elizabeth Farries). Her research interests are in the area of digital media and technologies and their intersections with questions of social justice. She has published widely on topics such as race and digital racism, platform governance, digital journalism, and online misogyny.
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ISBN 13 9781848607798
ISBN 10 1848607792
Title Understanding New Media
Author Eugenia Siapera
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Year published 2011-11-09
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.