{"product_id":"alternative-and-activist-new-media-paperback-softback-9781509506071","title":"Alternative and Activist New Media (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509506071","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlternative and Activist New Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeah A. Lievrouw (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509506071, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.6 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.476 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“Leah Lievrouw offers an expert and accessible guide to how people adopt and adapt media in pursuit of social and cultural change. This new edition is an authoritative survey of communication and its discontents, from Dada to Black Lives Matter.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Meikle, University of Westminster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This brilliant book is a must-read for those who want to appreciate the evolution of media activism in the age of algorithms. Lievrouw persuasively succeeds in the difficult task of uncovering the genealogy of the present without losing the vision of the future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefania Milan, University of Amsterdam\u003c\/b\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\u003eOver the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people’s engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers, gamers, trolls, and data subjects. This turbulent social and technological context has created new opportunities for expression and activism around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this fully revised second edition, Leah Lievrouw considers the shift toward algorithmic media for political and cultural activism online – where data capture and big data analytics are not just tools for managing and moving people or information, but are themselves sites of creativity, connection, and contention. The book examines a range of events and developments: anti-facial recognition projects; open-source intelligence in citizen journalism; and new apps based on encryption and DIY local networks that support movements such as Occupy and Black Lives Matter. \u003ci\u003eAlternative and Activist New Media\u003c\/i\u003e charts the theoretical roots of contemporary internet-driven movements and provides a framework for understanding the changing face of protest in the age of algorithmic media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e​This timely new edition will be a useful addition to any course on digital activism and new media and society.​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Activism in the Age of Algorithmic Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 New Media Activism: Art \u0026amp; Design Influences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 New Media Activism: Social Movement Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 A Genre Framework for Alternative and Activist New Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Speaking Noise to Power: Culture Jamming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 The Culture of Creative Disobedience: Alternative Computing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Algorithms and Citizens: Participatory Journalism and OSINT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 “Be Water”: Mediated Mobilization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 Defying the Informatics of Domination: Commons Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion Recovering Knowledge and Trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475166163224,"sku":"9781509506071","price":17.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509506071.jpg?v=1785805859","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alternative-and-activist-new-media-paperback-softback-9781509506071","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}