The Networked Image in Post-Digital Culture

The collection explores how the networked image establishes new social practices and presents challenges for cultural practitioners. It investigates the meanings and values of hybridized media in socio-technical networks and the automation of culture through AI, social media platforms, and the financialization of data. It is interdisciplinary and will be of interest to scholars and students of visual culture, media studies, and photography.

Format: Hardback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The emergence of the networked image has brought about significant transformations in the way individuals engage with and interact with visual media. This collection delves into the intricate ways in which the networked image establishes new social practices and presents novel challenges for cultural practitioners involved in the creation, curation, teaching, exhibiting, archiving, and preservation of born-digital objects.

The traditional mode of vision and imaging, established through photography over the past two centuries, has undergone a radical reconfiguration driven by a convergence of algorithms, computing, programmed capture and display devices, and a multitude of online platforms. The image in this new context is characterized by its filtered, fluid, fleeting, permeable, mobile, and distributed nature, profoundly altering our perception and understanding of the world.

The chapters included in this volume are the result of extensive research conducted at the Centre for the Study of the Networked Image (CSNI) and in collaboration with The Photographers Gallery over the past ten years. The contributors to this book explore the profound shifts in the meanings and values of hybridized media within socio-technical networks, shedding light on the encroaching automation of culture through the application of AI, social media platforms, and the financialization of data.

This interdisciplinary collection draws upon a diverse range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, art history, art practice, photographic theory, user design, animation, museology, and computer science, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the specific cultural implications of the rapid succession of changes in image technologies. By employing a multi-faceted approach, the collection aims to bring the story up to date and offer valuable insights to scholars and students of visual culture, media studies, and photography.

The networked image has revolutionized the way we consume, share, and create visual content, reshaping our relationships with images and challenging the established norms and conventions of visual culture. This collection serves as a valuable resource for those seeking to navigate the complex terrain of the digital age, offering a comprehensive examination of the transformative power of the networked image and its implications for society.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367550585