NewMedia

In this history of new media technologies, leading media and cultural theorists examine new media against the background of traditional media such as film, phot

The study of new media opens up some of the most fascinating issues in contemporary culture, bringing together key readings on new media, what it is, where it c

Have new communications technologies revitalised the public sphere, or become the commercial tool for an increasingly un-public, undemocratic news media? Are ch

Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups around the world use new

Moving beyond traditional cyberculture studies paradigms in several key ways, this comprehensive collection marks the increasing convergence of cyberculture wit

Over one billion people access the internet worldwide, and new problems of language, security, and culture accompany this access. To foster productive and effec

`The book makes a successful attempt to map the potentially transformative effects of new media on various aspects of political insitiutions and culture, both a

From Facebook to the iPhone, from YouTube to Wikipedia, from Grand Auto Theft to Second Life, this book explores media's important issues and debates. It covers

The new media landscape touches every aspect of our social, political and cultural lives. It is more important than ever, therefore, that we are able to underst