Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication

The Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication provides a comprehensive exploration of the sociocultural impact of digital media, adopting a three-part structural framework. It examines the power of algorithms, digital currency, gaming culture, surveillance, social networking, and connective mobilization, and offers a critical overview of the state of new media scholarship and its future directions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 406 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The digital age has brought about significant changes in our social lives, shaping the forces that govern them. We must consider the impact of our online interactions and the vast amounts of information available to us. Are we fortunate to live in a connected world, or are we privileged to have access to unimaginable resources? The digital global economy has made work easier, but at what cost to our privacy and freedom? Are we under threat from digital surveillance, compromising our security and welfare? Moreover, the politics of our society are being undermined by hidden algorithms and misinformation, distorting our perception of reality.

Written by a distinguished group of leading scholars from around the world, the Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication offers a comprehensive, unique, and multidisciplinary exploration of this rapidly growing and vibrant field of study. The Handbook adopts a three-part structural framework for understanding the sociocultural impact of digital media: the artifacts or physical devices and systems that people use to communicate; the communicative practices in which they engage to use those devices, express themselves, and share meaning; and the organizational and institutional arrangements, structures, or formations that develop around those practices and artifacts. Comprising a series of essay-chapters on a wide range of topics, this volume crystallizes current knowledge, provides historical context, and critically articulates the challenges and implications of the emerging dominance of the network and normalization of digitally mediated relations. Issues explored include the power of algorithms, digital currency, gaming culture, surveillance, social networking, and connective mobilization.

More than a mere reference work, this Handbook delivers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the state of new media scholarship and its most important future directions that will shape and animate current debates. The digital age has brought about significant changes in our social lives, shaping the forces that govern them. We must consider the impact of our online interactions and the vast amounts of information available to us. Are we fortunate to live in a connected world, or are we privileged to have access to unimaginable resources? The digital global economy has made work easier, but at what cost to our privacy and freedom? Are we under threat from digital surveillance, compromising our security and welfare? Moreover, the politics of our society are being undermined by hidden algorithms and misinformation, distorting our perception of reality.

Written by a distinguished group of leading scholars from around the world, the Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication offers a comprehensive, unique, and multidisciplinary exploration of this rapidly growing and vibrant field of study. The Handbook adopts a three-part structural framework for understanding the sociocultural impact of digital media: the artifacts or physical devices and systems that people use to communicate; the communicative practices in which they engage to use those devices, express themselves, and share meaning; and the organizational and institutional arrangements, structures, or formations that develop around those practices and artifacts. Comprising a series of essay-chapters on a wide range of topics, this volume crystallizes current knowledge, provides historical context, and critically articulates the challenges and implications of the emerging dominance of the network and normalization of digitally mediated relations. Issues explored include the power of algorithms, digital currency, gaming culture, surveillance, social networking, and connective mobilization.

More than a mere reference work, this Handbook delivers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the state of new media scholarship and its most important future directions that will shape and animate current debates. The digital age has brought about significant changes in our social lives, shaping the forces that govern them. We must consider the impact of our online interactions and the vast amounts of information available to us. Are we fortunate to live in a connected world, or are we privileged to have access to unimaginable resources? The digital global economy has made work easier, but at what cost to our privacy and freedom? Are we under threat from digital surveillance, compromising our security and welfare? Moreover, the politics of our society are being undermined by hidden algorithms and misinformation, distorting our perception of reality.

Written by a distinguished group of leading scholars from around the world, the Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication offers a comprehensive, unique, and multidisciplinary exploration of this rapidly growing and vibrant field of study. The Handbook adopts a three-part structural framework for understanding the sociocultural impact of digital media: the artifacts or physical devices and systems that people use to communicate; the communicative practices in which they engage to use those devices, express themselves, and share meaning; and the organizational and institutional arrangements, structures, or formations that develop around those practices and artifacts. Comprising a series of essay-chapters on a wide range of topics, this volume crystallizes current knowledge, provides historical context, and critically articulates the challenges and implications of the emerging dominance of the network and normalization of digitally mediated relations. Issues explored include the power of algorithms, digital currency, gaming culture, surveillance, social networking, and connective mobilization.

More than a mere reference work, this Handbook delivers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the state of new media scholarship and its most important future directions that will shape and animate current debates. The digital age has brought about significant changes in our social lives, shaping the forces that govern them. We must consider the impact of our online interactions and the vast amounts of information available to us. Are we fortunate to live in a connected world, or are we privileged to have access to unimaginable resources? The digital global economy has made work easier, but at what cost to our privacy and freedom? Are we under threat from digital surveillance, compromising our security and welfare? Moreover, the politics of our society are being undermined by hidden algorithms and misinformation, distorting our perception of reality.

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367612337