The Limits of the Digital Revolution: How Mass Media Culture Endures in a Social

Description: The Limits of the Digital Revolution by Derek Hrynyshyn This academic analysis explores social media, specifically examining its influence on the cultural, political, and economic organization of our society and the role capitalism plays within its domain.In this examination of society and technology, author and educator Derek Hrynyshyn explores the ways in which social media shapes popular culture and how social power is expressed within it. He debunks the misperception of the medium as a social equalizer—a theory drawn from the fact that content is created by its users—and compares it to mass media, identifying the capitalist-driven mechanisms that drive both social media and mass media. The work captures his assessment that social media legitimizes the inequities among the social classes rather than challenging them.The book scrutinizes the difference between social media and mass media, the relationship between technologies and social change, and the role of popular culture in the structure of political and economic power. A careful look at social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google suggests that these tools are systems of surveillance, monitoring everyday activities for the benefit of advertisers and the networks themselves. Topics covered within the books 10 detailed chapters include privacy online, freedom of expression, piracy, the digital divide, fragmentation, and social cohesion. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Derek Hrynyshyn teaches in the Department of Communication Studies at York University, in Toronto, Canada. He holds a doctorate in political theory. Table of Contents PrefaceChapter 1 Thinking about Social MediaChapter 2 Dispelling Illusions about Social MediaChapter 3 Mass Media, Social Media: Whats the Difference?Chapter 4 Cultural Labor as the Production of MeaningChapter 5 Social Media in the Production of the Mass Media AudienceChapter 6 Property Rights as Cultural PowerChapter 7 Social Media as Surveillance CultureChapter 8 The Pseudo-Public SphereChapter 9 Social Media, Culture, and InequalityChapter 10 Conclusions and AlternativesNotesBibliographyIndex Promotional This academic analysis explores social media, specifically examining its influence on the cultural, political, and economic organization of our society and the role capitalism plays within its domain. Long Description In this examination of society and technology, author and educator Derek Hrynyshyn explores the ways in which social media shapes popular culture and how social power is expressed within it. He debunks the misperception of the medium as a social equalizer--a theory drawn from the fact that content is created by its users--and compares it to mass media, identifying the capitalist-driven mechanisms that drive both social media and mass media. The work captures his assessment that social media legitimizes the inequities among the social classes rather than challenging them. The book scrutinizes the difference between social media and mass media, the relationship between technologies and social change, and the role of popular culture in the structure of political and economic power. A careful look at social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google suggests that these tools are systems of surveillance, monitoring everyday activities for the benefit of advertisers and the networks themselves. Topics covered within the books 10 detailed chapters include privacy online, freedom of expression, piracy, the digital divide, fragmentation, and social cohesion. Details ISBN1440832951 Author Derek Hrynyshyn Year 2017 ISBN-10 1440832951 ISBN-13 9781440832956 Format Hardcover Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States Subtitle How Mass Media Culture Endures in a Social Media World Language English Media Book Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2017-03-20 DEWEY 302.231 Short Title The Limits of the Digital Revolution UK Release Date 2017-03-20 NZ Release Date 2017-03-20 US Release Date 2017-03-20 Audience Age 7-17 Pages 288 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2017-03-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102222042;

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