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ISBN 10: 1910924946 ISBN 13: 9781910924945
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Verlag: Repeater, 2017
ISBN 10: 1910924946 ISBN 13: 9781910924945
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Verlag: Repeater, 2020
ISBN 10: 1912248735 ISBN 13: 9781912248735
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Verlag: Repeater Books, 2020
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Verlag: Watkins Media Limited, United Kingdom, 2020
ISBN 10: 1912248735 ISBN 13: 9781912248735
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Why are journalists and politicians trusted to tell the truth as little as estate agents? How can democracy function when everybody just believes whatever they want? Will we ever return to "normal"? Written in an engaging and accessible style for a broad audience, After the Fact? examines how neoliberal and centrist ideologies, unaccountable technology corporations, corporate and governmental mendacity, and complacent, shoddy journalism have combined to produce the political crisis we find ourselves in, and what the challenges will be if we are to survive it. Using a wide array of issues and examples - from identity politics to conspiracy theories to corruption scandals - this book is an entertaining appraisal of our changing relationship to political truth, taking issue with standard discourses around "fake news" and "post-truth". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Repeater, 2017
ISBN 10: 1910924946 ISBN 13: 9781910924945
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Verlag: Watkins Media Limited Apr 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1910924946 ISBN 13: 9781910924945
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures and psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism. It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure and comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism, rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be. Both the explosive growth of social media and the corresponding reconfiguration of the web from an information-based platform into an entertainment-based one are far more easily explained in terms of the subjective psychological experience of their users as capitalist subjects seeking 'depressive hedonia,' the book argues. Filling the Void also interrogates the role of social media networks, designed for private commercial gain, as part of a de-facto public sphere. Both the decreasing subjective importance of factual media and the ways in which the content of the timeline are quietly manipulated--often using labour in the developing world and secret algorithms--have potentially serious implications for the capacity of social media users to query or challenge the seeming reality offered by the established hegemonic order.
Verlag: Repeater Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1912248735 ISBN 13: 9781912248735
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Verlag: Watkins Media Nov 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1912248735 ISBN 13: 9781912248735
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do we no longer trust facts, experts and statistics In this essential guide to the turbulent times in which we live, Marcus Gilroy-Ware investigates our era of post-truths and fake news and answers the question of where we can go from here.We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders, resurgent fascism and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things about the world we live in In After the Fact , Marcus Gilroy-Ware shows us what really created the conditions for mis- and disinformation, from fake news and conspiracy theories, to bullshit journalism and the resurgence of the far-right, and why liberal newspaper columnists and centrist politicians are unable to turn back this tide. Spanning politics, culture, psychology, journalism, and much more, After the Fact is a timely wake-up call for those who believe we can simply go 'back to normal', and instead argues that, if we are to put an end to 'fake news' we must deal with the broader social crises that are responsible for it.
Verlag: Watkins Media, 2017
ISBN 10: 1910924946 ISBN 13: 9781910924945
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Zustand: NEW. A proud Londoner, Marcus Gilroy-Ware has been immersing himself in digital media since the age of five. Having lived in the Unites States, Brazil and Britain, he now writes, teaches, researches, creates and codes at the intersection of cult.
Verlag: Watkins Media, 2020
ISBN 10: 1912248735 ISBN 13: 9781912248735
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. A proud Londoner, Marcus Gilroy-Ware has been immersing himself in digital media since the age of five. Having lived in the United States, Brazil and Britain, he now writes, teaches, researches, creates and codes at the intersection of culture and communica.