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Overview“Net neutrality,” a dry but crucial standard of openness in network access, began as a technical principle informing obscure policy debates but became the flashpoint for an all-out political battle for the future of communications and culture. Net Neutrality and the Struggle for the Open Internet is a critical cultural history of net neutrality that reveals how this intentionally “boring” world of internet infrastructure and regulation hides a fascinating and pivotal sphere of power, with lessons for communication and media scholars, activists, and anyone interested in technology and politics. While previous studies and academic discussions of net neutrality have been dominated by legal, economic, and technical perspectives, Net Neutrality and the Struggle for the Open Internet offers a humanities-based critical theoretical approach to net neutrality, telling the story of how activists and millions of everyday people, online and in the streets, were able to challenge the power of the phone and cable corporations that historically dominated communications policy-making to advance equality and justice in media and technology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Danny KimballPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.151kg ISBN: 9780472038596ISBN 10: 0472038591 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 30 August 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction The Broadband Battle Chapter 1 Democratic Communications Infrastructure, Discourse, Policy, and Advocacy Chapter 2 Defining Broadband Chapter 3 Clash of Titans or Best of Frenemies? Chapter 4 Nuclear Net Neutrality Chapter 5 The Title II Turn Chapter 6 Organizing for Net Neutrality Conclusion Boring Points Bibliography IndexReviewsA handbook for activists on the front lines as well as a reference for academics and journalists, Kimball's book shows how new words and meanings invited everyday people into the policy-making process. --New York Journal of Books-- New York Journal of Books Author InformationDanny Kimball is Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Goucher College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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