nope, that's not a lack, that's a map.
On Mar 23, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Simon Biggs wrote:
> Sorry Jeremy
>
> When I read "Does the internet need critical theory? Does the internet have
> critical theory? What is would non/traditional critical theory/ies have to
> say about the internet? How do the schools of critical theory engage with
> the internet? and Why bother with critical theory in this day and age?" I
> took this to mean you were identifying a lack.
>
> Best
>
> Simon
>
>
> On 23/03/2011 19:55, "jeremy hunsinger" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I should note that my call does not say that there isn't a critical theory of
>> the internet, or that there is a lack. it says something entirely different.
>> On Mar 23, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Simon Biggs wrote:
>>
>>> The lack of critical theory about the internet was noted recently. I copy in
>>> below an announcement of a new book that helps plug that gap.
>>>
>>> I guess we can point to a number of other books in the field, such as those
>>> coming out of the Institute for Network Culture (Lovink, Campanelli, etc -
>>> Amsterdam) and recent publications from Siegen University (Schafer and
>>> Gendolla, Simanowski, etc). Sherry Turkle's new book is getting a lot of
>>> attention and then there are all well known authors like Hayles, Bolter,
>>> Zylinska, Stallabrass, Landow, Poster and Fuchs, who has wriiten other books
>>> on the topic than the one below.
>>>
>>> I am sure somebody has a bibliographic reference list somewhere. The more
>>> the merrier.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
>>> Simon Biggs
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>>> From: Christian Fuchs <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Reply-To: Christian Fuchs <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:22:17 +0100
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: New Book: Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies
>>>
>>> New book:
>>> Fuchs, Christian. 2011. Foundations of Critical Media and Information
>>> Studies. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-58881-2. 384 pages.
>>> Rouledge Advances in Sociology No. 52.
>>>
>>> More information:
>>> http://fuchs.uti.at/books/foundations-of-critical-media-and-information-stud
>>> ies/
>>>
>>> Available from the same author: "Internet and Society: Social Theory in
>>> the Information Age" (Paperback 2011)
>>> http://fuchs.uti.at/books/internet-society/
>>>
>>> Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down
>>> foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information
>>> technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing
>>> the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the critical study of
>>> media and the information society.
>>>
>>> Reasons for reading this book
>>>
>>> * To find out more about critical theory today: The book updates
>>> critical theory for 21st century information society.
>>> * To acquire tools for critical analyses: The book introduces
>>> methodological and theoretical tools for studying media, information
>>> technology, and the information society in a critical way.
>>> * To read more about a critical theory of media and the information
>>> society: The book explains the foundations of a critical theory of
>>> media, information, information technology, and the information society.
>>> * To find out more about how power structures frame the media and the
>>> Internet: The book provides a power structure analysis of the media and
>>> the Internet.
>>> * To engage with alternative media and the alternative Internet: The
>>> book identifies alternative potentials of the media, culture, and the
>>> Internet.
>>>
>>> Contents
>>>
>>> 1 Introduction
>>>
>>> PART I: Theory
>>>
>>> 2 Critical theory today
>>> 3 Critical media and information studies
>>> 4 Marx and critical media and information studies
>>>
>>> PART II: Case studies
>>>
>>> 5 The media and information economy and the new imperialism
>>> 6 The new crisis of capitalism and the role of the media and information
>>> economy
>>> 7 Participatory web 2.0 as ideology
>>>
>>> PART III Alternatives
>>>
>>> 8 Alternative media as critical media
>>> 9 Conclusion
>>>
>>> --
>>> Prof. Christian Fuchs
>>> Chair in Media and Communication Studies
>>> Department of Informatics and Media
>>> Uppsala University
>>> Kyrkogårdsgatan 10
>>> Box 513
>>> 751 20 Uppsala
>>> Sweden
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>>> Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019
>>> http://fuchs.uti.at
>>> http://www.im.uu.se
>>> NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog
>>> Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.at
>>> Book "Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies" (Routledge
>>> 2011)
>>> Book "Internet and Society" (Paperback, Routledge 2010)
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>> Virginia Tech
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