This book addresses the widespread use of digital personal media in daily life. With a sociological and historical perspective, it explores the media-enhanced individualization and rationalization of the lifeworld, discussing the dramatic mediatization of daily life and calling on theorists such as McLuhan, Habermas and Goffman.
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This book addresses the widespread use of digital personal media in daily life. With a sociological and historical perspective, it explores the media-enhanced individualization and rationalization of the lifeworld, discussing the dramatic mediatization of daily life and calling on theorists such as McLuhan, Habermas and Goffman.
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1. Introduction: Personal Media 2. Encircling the Person 3. A Networked Lifeworld 4. Communication in Personal Media 5. Personal Media Theory 6. Personal Media and Social Capital

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ISBN
9781137446459
Publisert
2014-05-26
Utgiver
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Palgrave Pivot
Vekt
2912 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Biographical note

Terje Rasmussen is Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway. His books in English include Social Theory and Communication Technology and Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual Innovations in Digital Domains (with Gunnar Liestøl and Andrew Morrison).