Panos Kompatsiaris

Curation in the Age of Platform Capitalism

The Value of Selection, Narration, and Expertise in New Media Cultures

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Produktbeschreibung

This book employs the concept of curating-the selection, arrangement, and display of objects, concepts, and things-to explore the cultures of platform capitalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781032023007
• ISBN-10: 1032023007
• Artikelnr.: 69482985

Autorenporträt

Panos Kompatsiaris is an associate professor in cultural and media theory at the HSE University and a research fellow in media sociology in IULM. He earned his PhD in art theory from the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of the Politics of Contemporary Art Biennials (2017) and co-editor of collections on art, media, and cultural politics. He has been a guest lecturer in Franklin University, Athens School of Fine Arts, University of Edinburgh, and University of Copenhagen, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: HOMO CURATORIUS
Chapter 1. Introducing the Curatorial Imperative
Chapter 2. From Galleries to Hashtags: The Aspirational Imaginary of
Curating
Chapter 3. Curating and Platforms
PART 2: CULTURES OF PLATFORM CAPITALISM
Chapter 4. Cool is in the Air: Atmospheres of Banal Luxury in Digital
Warhol Economies
Chapter 5. The Babushka-Nonna Experience: Curated Authenticities and the
Aspirational Gastronomical Imaginary
Chapter 6: "A Person Without Vision will Perish": Curating Mindsets,
Micro-celebrities, and Intimacies in Life Coaching
Chapter 7. Who to be, How to Appear, and What to Consume: Concluding
Thoughts