'The internet is made of cats' is a half-jokingly made claim. Today,
animals of all shapes and sizes inhabit our digital spaces, from the
monitoring of wildlife and feral animals to wearable devices and RFID
chips for livestock.
In this book, Deborah Lupton explores how digital technologies and
datafication are changing our relationships with other animals.
Playfully building on the concept of 'The Internet of Things', it
discusses the complex relationships and feelings that have developed
between people and animals online and through the use of digital
devices, from the rapid dissemination of images and information about
animals on social media to employing animal-like robots as companions
and care devices.
It brings together a range of perspectives including sociology,
cultural geography, environmental humanities, critical animal studies
and internet studies to consider how these new digital technologies
are contributing to major changes in human-animal relationships at
both the micropolitical and macropolitical levels. As the book shows,
while digital devices and media have strengthened people's
relationships to other animals, these technologies can also objectify
animals as things for human entertainment, therapy or economic
exploitation.
This original and engaging book will be of interest to scholars and
students across the social sciences and humanities.
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Human-Animal Relationships in the Digital Age
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781509552764
Publisert
2023
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Polity
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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