Smeeta Mishra

Digital Cultures (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book showcases the fascinating ways in which we use our digital devices, social media platforms and apps by drawing upon academic research, everyday observations and a determination to challenge assumptions and hasty generalizations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000360332
• Artikelnr.: 60857579

Autorenporträt

Smeeta Mishra is a communication and media studies faculty who has taught at various educational institutes in India and abroad including IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad, and Bowling Green State University, Ohio. After completing her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, she has been researching how digital technology mediates our identities, relationships, and everyday practices over the last 15 years. She is currently associate professor at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Exploring Selfies - Beyond 'Duckfaces' and Adolescent
Rituals 2. 'Send me a sexy picture': Love, Intimacy and Infidelity in the
Digital Era 3. Self-tracking one's way to wellness: Expert patients,
quantified health and online communities 4. Becoming Internet famous:
Performing "authenticity" and engaging audiences 5. Digital Activism: The
Power of Hashtags and Memes 6. "Digital Detox:" Resisting the lure of the
digital