{"product_id":"algorithmic-worldmaking-the-rhetorical-craft-of-networked-order-paperback-softback-9780817361846","title":"Algorithmic Worldmaking; The Rhetorical Craft of Networked Order (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817361846","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlgorithmic Worldmaking\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rhetorical Craft of Networked Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeremy David Johnson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817361846\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An ambitious and imaginative research project that explores the impact of algorithms on cultural life. It is well done and compellingly written.\" —E. Johanna Hartelius, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gifting Logos: Expertise in the Digital Commons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAlgorithmic Worldmaking\u003c\/i\u003e is a data bridge between rhetoric's past and the algorithmic present, offering a compelling case for algorithms as agents of order. Rendered as rhetorical \u003ci\u003ekosmoi\u003c\/i\u003e, Johnson shows us how a digital syntax entraps users in deleterious patterns, platforms hate under the guise of open discourse, and encodes pathways toward algorithmic justice.\" —Atilla Hallsby is assistant professor of rhetorical studies researching secrecy and digital culture at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlluminates how algorithms, intertwined with human biases, damage political discourse and civic engagement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlgorithmic Worldmaking\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent exploration of the dynamic relationship between algorithms that encode their human creators' assumptions and the humans whose choices are shaped by these algorithms in search engines, social media, and other digital spaces. Transcending discussions of one or the other, Jeremy David Johnson traces the corrupting political and social influences that arise from their mutual interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnson uses the concept of \u003ci\u003ekosmos \u003c\/i\u003ein its sense of a dynamic order to frame the interplay between algorithms, humans, and their environments. He first shows how algorithms, far from being objective or unbiased, perpetuate human errors. Johnson then suggests a framework of four parts—navigation, exploration, maintenance, and monetization—to map the variety of political consequences to a society influenced by these four factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCiting controversies at major platforms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook, Johnson demonstrates how algorithms limit and shape human thought. He makes several persuasive arguments. First, algorithms and humans share agency but humans have exceptional responsibility. Second, the algorithmic \u003ci\u003ekosmos \u003c\/i\u003emirrors and shapes social oppression. Third, algorithms incentivize capitalist exploitation. Last, these influences damage democratic deliberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis landmark study is essential for scholars and students of political science, media studies, and those interested in the perilous implications of algorithmic systems on civic and political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction: Algorithmic Rhetorics \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. Navigating Networked Worlds \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. Exploring the Agora \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. Maintaining Communities \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. Monetizing the System \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion: Our Algorithmic Futures \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574447173912,"sku":"9780817361846","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/algorithmic-worldmaking-the-rhetorical-craft-of-networked-order-paperback-softback-9780817361846","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}