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Social Media A Critical Introduction

Fuchs, Christian
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781473966833
Publisert
2017-03-08
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
700 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Fuchs, Christian

Biografisk notat

Christian Fuchs is Professor at the University of Westminster, where he is the Director of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and the Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute. His research fields are critical theory, critical media/communication studies, critical digital studies. Fuchs is a critical theorist of communication and digital media. He is the author of many works about the roles of media, communcation, and the Internet in society. His books include "Marxist Humanism & Communication Theory" (2021), "Communication and Captalism: A Critical Theory" (2020), "Marxism: Karl Marx's Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural & Communication Studies" (2020), "Nationalism on the Internet" (2020), "Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism" (2019), "Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter" (2018), "Critical Theory of Communication" (2016), "Reading Marx in the Information Age" (2016), "Culture and Economy in the Age of Social Media" (2015), "OccupyMedia!" (2014), "Digital Labour and Karl Marx" (2014), "Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies" (2011), "Internet and Society" (2008). @fuchschristian, http://fuchsc.net

Social Media A Critical Introduction

Fuchs, Christian
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk
Fuchs, Christian
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk
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Timely new chapters on China and on the "sharing economy" of Uber and Airbnb strengthen an already vital contribution to communication studies. Through the lens of critical theory, Fuchs provides the essential text for students of our new media world. -- Vincent Mosco<br />A definitive book for all social media users who feel powerless and exploited, who long for dignity, freedom, and a more democratic Internet - illuminated, again, by critical theory.<br /> -- Jack Qiu<br />Christian Fuch's revised text should be mandatory reading for students, scholars, or anyone trying to understand the changes and continuity that characterize social media. The book is a smart, thorough and well-documented resource that should be useful to all. -- Janet Wasko

"Timely new chapters on China and the 'sharing economy' of Uber and Airbnb strengthen an already vital contribution to communication studies. Through the lens of critical theory, Fuchs provides the essential text for students of our new media world."

-Vincent Mosco, Queen's University, Ontario

With social media changing how we use and understand everything from communication and the news to transport, more than ever it is essential to ask the right kinds of questions about the business and politics of social media. This book equips students with the critical thinking they need to understand the complexities and contradictions and make informed judgements.

This Second Edition:
  • Lays bare the structures and power relations at the heart of our media landscape
  • Explores the sharing economy of Uber and Airbnb in a brand new chapter
  • Takes us into the politics and economy of social media in China
  • Puts forward powerful arguments for how to achieve a social media that serves the purposes of a just and fair world
This book is the essential, critical guide for all students of media studies and sociology. Readers will never look at social media the same way again.
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This book equips students with the critical thinking they need to understand the complexities and contradictions of social media and make informed judgements. The Second Edition explores the sharing economy of Uber and Airbnb and social media in China.
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What is a Critical Introduction to Social Media? I FOUNDATIONS What are Social Media and Big Data? Social Media as Participatory Culture Social Media and Communication Power II APPLICATIONS The Power and Political Economy of Social Media Google: Good or Evil Search Engine? Facebook: Surveillance in the Age of Edward Snowden Twitter and Democracy: A New Public Sphere? Weibo and Chinese Capitalism The Political Economy of Online Sharing Platforms in the Age of Airbnb and Uber Wikipedia: A New Democratic Form of Collaborative Work and Production? III CULTURES Conclusion: Social Media and its Alternatives - Towards a Truly Social Media
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Timely new chapters on China and on the "sharing economy" of Uber and Airbnb strengthen an already vital contribution to communication studies. Through the lens of critical theory, Fuchs provides the essential text for students of our new media world. -- Vincent Mosco<br />A definitive book for all social media users who feel powerless and exploited, who long for dignity, freedom, and a more democratic Internet - illuminated, again, by critical theory.<br /> -- Jack Qiu<br />Christian Fuch's revised text should be mandatory reading for students, scholars, or anyone trying to understand the changes and continuity that characterize social media. The book is a smart, thorough and well-documented resource that should be useful to all. -- Janet Wasko

"Timely new chapters on China and the 'sharing economy' of Uber and Airbnb strengthen an already vital contribution to communication studies. Through the lens of critical theory, Fuchs provides the essential text for students of our new media world."

-Vincent Mosco, Queen's University, Ontario

With social media changing how we use and understand everything from communication and the news to transport, more than ever it is essential to ask the right kinds of questions about the business and politics of social media. This book equips students with the critical thinking they need to understand the complexities and contradictions and make informed judgements.

This Second Edition:
  • Lays bare the structures and power relations at the heart of our media landscape
  • Explores the sharing economy of Uber and Airbnb in a brand new chapter
  • Takes us into the politics and economy of social media in China
  • Puts forward powerful arguments for how to achieve a social media that serves the purposes of a just and fair world
This book is the essential, critical guide for all students of media studies and sociology. Readers will never look at social media the same way again.
Les mer
This book equips students with the critical thinking they need to understand the complexities and contradictions of social media and make informed judgements. The Second Edition explores the sharing economy of Uber and Airbnb and social media in China.
Les mer
What is a Critical Introduction to Social Media? I FOUNDATIONS What are Social Media and Big Data? Social Media as Participatory Culture Social Media and Communication Power II APPLICATIONS The Power and Political Economy of Social Media Google: Good or Evil Search Engine? Facebook: Surveillance in the Age of Edward Snowden Twitter and Democracy: A New Public Sphere? Weibo and Chinese Capitalism The Political Economy of Online Sharing Platforms in the Age of Airbnb and Uber Wikipedia: A New Democratic Form of Collaborative Work and Production? III CULTURES Conclusion: Social Media and its Alternatives - Towards a Truly Social Media
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781473966833
Publisert
2017-03-08
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
700 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Fuchs, Christian

Biografisk notat

Christian Fuchs is Professor at the University of Westminster, where he is the Director of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and the Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute. His research fields are critical theory, critical media/communication studies, critical digital studies. Fuchs is a critical theorist of communication and digital media. He is the author of many works about the roles of media, communcation, and the Internet in society. His books include "Marxist Humanism & Communication Theory" (2021), "Communication and Captalism: A Critical Theory" (2020), "Marxism: Karl Marx's Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural & Communication Studies" (2020), "Nationalism on the Internet" (2020), "Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism" (2019), "Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter" (2018), "Critical Theory of Communication" (2016), "Reading Marx in the Information Age" (2016), "Culture and Economy in the Age of Social Media" (2015), "OccupyMedia!" (2014), "Digital Labour and Karl Marx" (2014), "Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies" (2011), "Internet and Society" (2008). @fuchschristian, http://fuchsc.net

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