The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory : Magic, Metaphor, Power
Editorial Reviews
Choice - January 2001
"Must reading for any upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level course on computer-mediated communication."
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"The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory is part of a welcome academic move toward synthesizing cultural and political economy approaches... the collection as a whole is a more complex and nuanced description of the Web than many recent explorations of new information and technologies.."
–Ken Hillis, Topia, A Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies
"...a collection of lively, interesting essays examining such matters as the material production of the Web, the nature and circulation of its content, and how it is consumed.."
–Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
"The book will be newsworthy for readers interested in a cultural studies approach to Internet-based phenomena.."
–Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
"Must reading for any upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level course on computer-mediated communication."
–Choice, January 2001
"It is about time that the Web and the internet are theorized this side of euphoria! The Herman and Swiss collection contains valuable meditations on the impact of the Web on society and culture, shorn of the cheerleading of Wired magazine, Negroponte, Turkle, and Gates. The book is rich in theoretical insight and empirical detail, unfolding from a stage-setting theoretical paper by Robert McChesney that situates the Web in corporate, global capitalism. This chapter alone makes the book worth buying.."
–Ben Agger, Enculturation
The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory : Magic, Metaphor, Power
The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory : Magic, Metaphor, Power,ANDREW HERMAN,Thomas Swiss,Routledge,0415925010,Computer Networks,Culture,Internet,Internet - General,Internet - World Wide Web,Mass media and culture,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Social aspects,Sociology,Sociology - General,Sociology - Social Theory,World Wide Web,Cultural studies,Impact of computing & IT on society,World Wide Web (WWW)
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