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The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age
By (Author) Darin Barney
Edited by Gabriella Coleman
Edited by Christine Ross
Edited by Jonathan Sterne
Edited by Tamar Tembeck
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st January 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
Media studies
Impact of science and technology on society
302/.14
Paperback
360
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 51mm
Structured along four axes investigating the relations between participation and politics, surveillance, openness, and aesthetics, The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age comprises fifteen essays that explore the promises, possibilities, and failures of contemporary participatory media practices. This book represents the most comprehensive and transdisciplinary endeavor to date to examine the nature, place, and value of participation in the digital age.
The editors are affiliated with the Department of Art History and Communication Studies and the interdisciplinary research hub Media@McGill at McGill University. Darin Barney, associate professor, is author of Communication Technology, The Network Society, and Prometheus Wired. Gabriella Coleman, associate professor, is author of Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy and Coding Freedom. Christine Ross, professor and the director of Media@McGill, is author of The Aesthetics of Disengagement (Minnesota, 2005) and The Past Is the Present. Jonathan Sterne, professor, is author of MP3 and The Audible Past. Tamar Tembeck, academic associate at Media@McGill, is the editor of Auto/Pathographies.