Overview

New Media: A Critical Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to the culture, history, technologies and theories of new media. Written especially for students, the book considers the ways in which 'new media' really are new, assesses the claims that a media and technological revolution is underway and formulates new ways for media studies to respond to new technologies.

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Author:   Martin Lister (University of the West of England, UK) ,  Jon Dovey (University of the West of England, UK) ,  Seth Giddings (University of the West of England, UK) ,  Iain Grant (University of the West of England, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780415223782

ISBN 10:   0415223784
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   27 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780415431613
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

PART 1: New media and New Technologies 1. What are the New Media? 2. The Characteristic s of New Media: some defining concepts 3. Change and Continuity 4. What Kind of History? 5. Who was Dissatisfied with Old Media? 6. What is a Medium: New or Otherwise?: The Williams/Mcluhan Debate. PART 2: Virtual Reality and Visual Culture 7. VR, Art and Visual Culture 8. Digital Cinema. PART 3: New Media Networks 9. New Media Networks: 'The Information Economy' 10. Economic Epochs and 'Old Media' 11. Political Economy and Postmodernity 12. What is Political Economy ? 13. Political Economy and New Media 14. Post Industrial Economies 15. The Development of the New Economy 16. Technological Agency: Economics and Politics - Inventions and Developments 17. Technological Agency: Economics and Politics - Globalisation and 18. Telecommunications 19. Beyond Economic Determinism 20. New Media and Intellectual Property Rights 21. Fragmentation and convergence 22. Consumer Surveillance 23. Cyborg Economics PART 4: Culture, Technology, Nature. 24. Revisiting Determinism 25. Technology Evolving: Clockwork, Steam, Cybernetics) PART 5: New Media, Cyberspace and Everyday Life 26. Everyday Life in Cyberspace 27. Games and gaming 28. The cybernetic shaping of identity 29. Edutainment

Reviews

'The breadth and scope and critical awareness is impressive and it succeeds in systematically linking the main issues in the field to a cultural and media studies perspective.' - Tiziana Terranova, University of Essex 'A comprehensive and significant account of the origins and consequences of 'new media'. This book will prove invaluable to all theorists and practitioners and provides thought provoking insights into the relationships between media technologies, their makers and users.' N - Mark Banks, Manchester Metropolitan University

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