Understanding New Media

by Eugenia Siapera

• ISBN13: 9781848607781
• ISBN10: 1848607784
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-06
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

New media are everywhere, yet with so many technological developments and theoretical perspectives understanding them has never been more difficult. This textbook explains the key concepts and approaches to the impact of new media on the economy, society, identity, politics, friendship, citizenship and everyday life. Putting the student first, this book: Engages the reader with integrated, up-to-date case studies Brings it all together with chapter summary charts Challenges students to apply concepts with e-tivities Provides key further online readings at www.sagepub.co.uk/siapera

Table of Contents

Understanding New Media

Learning Objectives

Introduction - Why Study the New Media?

Why New Media?

Digital Media

Online Media

New Media

Technologies, Media and Society

McLuhan

Kittler

Stiegler

Castells

Structure of the Book

E-tivities

Conclusions

Further Reading

Globalization and the New Media

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Theories of Globalization

World-Systems and Globalization

Global Culture

Global Society

Globalization and the Network Society

Capitalism and Globalization: Informational Capitalism

Conclusion

E-tivity: Identifying Globalization

Further Reading

(Political) Economy and New Media

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Production and Consumption in Informational Capitalism

Production and Employment in Informational Capitalism

Critical Approaches: Virtual Class and Immaterial Labour

Informational products and consumption

The Political Economy of New Media

New Media Production

New Media Contents

Using New Media

Conclusions

E-tivity: Online Users: Consumers, Workers or Citizens?

Further Reading

Consumption and Digital Divides

Learning Objectives

Introduction

The Global Internet

Users and Divides

What is the Digital Divide?

Age and New Media Use

Gender and New Media Use

Race/Ethnicity and New Media Use

Conclusions

E-tivity: Understanding New Media Use

Further Reading

Politics and Citizenship

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Politicians and New Media: Politics as Usual?

The Normalization Thesis

Political Activism and New Media

Net native activism

Social movements and the internet

Web 2.0 and Politics

Blogs as Political Journalism

Blogs Public Opinion and Political Action

Blogging and Political Subjectivities

Conclusions

E-tivity: Exploring Online Politics

Further Reading

Security, Surveillance and Safety

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Society: Surveillance and Control

Panopticon and Synopticon

Surveillance and the expropriation of information

Politics: Cyber-conflict, Terrorism and Security

Hacking and/in War and Conflict

New Media as Communication Tools in War and Conflict

Economics: Fraud and Deception

The 419 Scam

Phishing and Spoofing

Risk, Trust and Security: More Surveillance?

Culture: Online Porn

New Media and Sexual Aggression

Responses: Surveillance Once Again

Conclusions

E-tivity: Online Protection

Further Reading

New Media and Journalism

Learning Objectives

Introduction

The Crisis of Journalism

Time and Journalism

Journalism and the Market

Journalistic Autonomy

Cultural Shifts

The Internet and Journalism

Changes in Journalism

Media Organizations: Convergence, Multi-skilling

Contents: Techological Affordances and Contents, News Narratives

Consumption/Use of Online News: Producers

Conclusion

E-tivity:Asessing Online News

Further Reading

Mobile Media and Everyday Life

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Mapping Mobile Media

Mobile Phone

MP3 Player

Wireless Internet

Mobile Media: Politics and Society

Mobile Politics

Mobile Society and Culture

Conclusion

E-tivity: Mobiles and Everyday Life

Further Reading

New Media and Identity

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Identity, the Self and the New Media

Conceptualizing Identity and New Media

Technologies of the self: blogging

Gender Identities and New Media

Theories of Gender and Technology

Gendered Technologies

Ethnic and Religious Identities in the New Media World

Theorizing Ethnicity and Religion in the Network Society

Race/Ethnicity Online

Conclusions

E-tivity: Online Selves and Identities

Further Reading

Socialities and Social Media

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Society and Community in the Age of the New Media

Loss of Community?

Networks and Sociality

New Media Affordances and Changes in Sociality

Networked Individualism

Networked Individualism: An Evaluation

Social Media and Sociality

Social Media Definitions and Characteristics

Research in Social Media

Conclusions

E-tivity: Exploring Online Socialities

Further Reading

Games and Gaming

Learning Objectives

Introduction

The Political Economy of Games

Games Industry: Size and Income

Development, Production and Informationalized Labour

Games: Contents, Narratives and Semiotic Power

Genres

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

The Architecture and Structure of Games

Gamers: Practices and Communities

Games and Violence

Games and Participatory Culture: Collaboration and Co-optation

Conclusions

E-tivity: Understanding Gaming

Further Reading

The Future of the New Media

Learning Objectives

Introduction

The Story So Far: Emerging Trends

Theories of the New Media

New Media and the Economy

Globalization and New Media Diffusion

Politics

Surveillance and Security

Journalism

Mobile Media

Identity and Sociality

Games and Gaming

Thinking of the Future

Technological Innovation

Semantic Web

The Social Life of Innovations

New Media Governance

Models of Governance

Conclusions

Further Reading

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