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Digital Cultures

Mishra, Smeeta
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780367725396
Publisert
2024-08-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Mishra, Smeeta

Biographical note

Smeeta Mishra is a communication and media studies faculty who has taught at various educational institutes in India and abroad including IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad, and Bowling Green State University, Ohio. After completing her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, she has been researching how digital technology mediates our identities, relationships, and everyday practices over the last 15 years. She is currently associate professor at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

Digital Cultures

Mishra, Smeeta
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk
Mishra, Smeeta
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk
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The book explores contemporary selfie-taking practices; digital experiences of love, romance and infidelity; sexting rituals; self-tracking habits; strategies used by the Internet famous; and the power of hashtag campaigns and memes in espousing a cause. Rejecting binary narratives on digital cultures, it showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms, and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations. It also engages with emerging narratives on online authenticity, privacy, digital detox, and the digital divides prevalent both in India and abroad.
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The book showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations.
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Introduction 1. Exploring Selfies – Beyond ‘Duckfaces’ and Adolescent Rituals 2. ‘Send me a sexy picture’: Love, Intimacy and Infidelity in the Digital Era 3. Self-tracking one’s way to wellness: Expert patients, quantified health and online communities 4. Becoming Internet famous: Performing "authenticity" and engaging audiences 5. Digital Activism: The Power of Hashtags and Memes 6. "Digital Detox:" Resisting the lure of the digital
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The book explores contemporary selfie-taking practices; digital experiences of love, romance and infidelity; sexting rituals; self-tracking habits; strategies used by the Internet famous; and the power of hashtag campaigns and memes in espousing a cause. Rejecting binary narratives on digital cultures, it showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms, and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations. It also engages with emerging narratives on online authenticity, privacy, digital detox, and the digital divides prevalent both in India and abroad.
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The book showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations.
Les mer
Introduction 1. Exploring Selfies – Beyond ‘Duckfaces’ and Adolescent Rituals 2. ‘Send me a sexy picture’: Love, Intimacy and Infidelity in the Digital Era 3. Self-tracking one’s way to wellness: Expert patients, quantified health and online communities 4. Becoming Internet famous: Performing "authenticity" and engaging audiences 5. Digital Activism: The Power of Hashtags and Memes 6. "Digital Detox:" Resisting the lure of the digital
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367725396
Publisert
2024-08-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Mishra, Smeeta

Biographical note

Smeeta Mishra is a communication and media studies faculty who has taught at various educational institutes in India and abroad including IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad, and Bowling Green State University, Ohio. After completing her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, she has been researching how digital technology mediates our identities, relationships, and everyday practices over the last 15 years. She is currently associate professor at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

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