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The Resource Alternative and activist new media, Leah A. Lievrouw

Alternative and activist new media, Leah A. Lievrouw

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Summary
Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups around the world use new media and information technologies to gain visibility and voice, present alternative or marginal views, share their own DIY information systems and content, and otherwise resist, talk back to, or confront dominant media culture. Today, a lively and contentious cycle of capture, cooptation, and subversion of information, content, and system design marks the relationship between the mainstream "center" and the interactive, participatory "edges" of media culture. Five principal forms of alternative and activist new media projects are introduced, including the characteristics that make them different from more conventional media forms and content. The book traces the historical roots of these projects in alternative media, social movements, and activist art, including analyses of key case studies and links to relevant electronic resources. Alternative and Activist New Media will be a useful addition to any course on new media and society, and essential for readers interested in new media activism. -- Back cover
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 294 pages
Contents
  • The roots of alternative and activist new media
  • Monkeywrenching the media machine : culture jamming
  • Hacking the new out of the old : alternative computing
  • Breaking through the information blockade : participatory journalism and indymedia
  • Getting people on the "street" : mediated mobilization
  • Challenging the experts : commons knowledge
  • New media, mediation
Isbn
9780745641836
Instance
Label
Alternative and activist new media
Title
Alternative and activist new media
Statement of responsibility
Leah A. Lievrouw
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups around the world use new media and information technologies to gain visibility and voice, present alternative or marginal views, share their own DIY information systems and content, and otherwise resist, talk back to, or confront dominant media culture. Today, a lively and contentious cycle of capture, cooptation, and subversion of information, content, and system design marks the relationship between the mainstream "center" and the interactive, participatory "edges" of media culture. Five principal forms of alternative and activist new media projects are introduced, including the characteristics that make them different from more conventional media forms and content. The book traces the historical roots of these projects in alternative media, social movements, and activist art, including analyses of key case studies and links to relevant electronic resources. Alternative and Activist New Media will be a useful addition to any course on new media and society, and essential for readers interested in new media activism. -- Back cover
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UKM
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Lievrouw, Leah A
Dewey number
302.23
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
P95.8
LC item number
.L54 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Digital media and society series
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Communication
  • Mass media
  • Social media
  • Web 2.0
  • Political campaigns
  • Counterculture
Label
Alternative and activist new media, Leah A. Lievrouw
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-278) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The roots of alternative and activist new media -- Monkeywrenching the media machine : culture jamming -- Hacking the new out of the old : alternative computing -- Breaking through the information blockade : participatory journalism and indymedia -- Getting people on the "street" : mediated mobilization -- Challenging the experts : commons knowledge -- New media, mediation
Control code
656772605
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
ix, 294 pages
Isbn
9780745641836
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)656772605
  • (OCoLC)656772605
Label
Alternative and activist new media, Leah A. Lievrouw
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-278) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The roots of alternative and activist new media -- Monkeywrenching the media machine : culture jamming -- Hacking the new out of the old : alternative computing -- Breaking through the information blockade : participatory journalism and indymedia -- Getting people on the "street" : mediated mobilization -- Challenging the experts : commons knowledge -- New media, mediation
Control code
656772605
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
ix, 294 pages
Isbn
9780745641836
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)656772605
  • (OCoLC)656772605

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