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OverviewIn the digital age, technology has shrunk the physical world into a global village, where we all seem to be connected as an online community as information travels to the farthest reaches of the planet with the click of a mouse. Yet while we think of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook as open and accessible to all, in reality, these are commercial entities developed primarily by and for the Western world. Considering how new technologies increasingly shape labor, economics, and politics, these tools often reinforce the inequalities of globalization, rarely reflecting the perspectives of those at the bottom of the digital divide. This book asks us to reconsider whose global village we are shaping with the digital technology revolution today. Sharing stories of collaboration with Native Americans in California and New Mexico, revolutionaries in Egypt, communities in rural India, and others across the world, Ramesh Srinivasan urges us to reimagine what the Internet, mobile phones, or social media platforms may look like when considered from the perspective of diverse cultures. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ramesh Srinivasan , Malcolm HillgartnerPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798200456840Publication Date: 20 July 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio 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 ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRamesh Srinivasan is the director of the Digital Cultures Lab and an associate professor in the information studies and design/media arts departments at UCLA. He is a regular speaker for TEDx Talks, and makes frequent media appearances on MSNBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, The Young Turks, and Public Radio International. His writing has been widely published by Al Jazeera English, CNN, the Washington Post, Forbes, and the Huffington Post. Malcolm Hillgartner has narrated over 175 audiobooks. He was named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013. His work ranges from children's titles such as On the Blue Comet (AudioFile Best of 2011, Earphones), and Neal Stevenson's sci-fi epic REAMDE (Audible.com Best of 2011) to the biographies Kissinger (AudioFile Best of 2013, Earphones) and Cheever (AudioFile Best of 2009, Earphones). He is also an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. With his wife and partner, Jahnna Beecham, he has written over 130 books for teens and young readers, as well as the musicals Chaps! and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical, which have been produced in the U.S. and Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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