Web 25

Histories from the First 25 Years of the World Wide Web

Bibliographic Data

ID7500162
AuthorsDitte Laursen (0000-0002-0738-6562, Danish Ministry of Culture, corresponding author), Niels Br gger, Niels Br�gger
EditorsNiels Brügger (0000-0003-1787-1980)
Year2017
Publication date2017-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueWeb 25 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPeter Lang US (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3726/b11492
OpenAlexW2969289243
Open LibraryOL48165703M
ISBN9781433140655
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

Rather than being confined to the nebulous realm of the imagination, the way we understand and talk about a new medium of communication has important consequences at a cultural, social, political, and legal level. As pointed out by Susan Crawford (2007, p. 467), what we mean when we refer to particular media technologies helps determine "which actors' voices will be listened to, what arguments will be respected, and which goals will be considered legitimate." Studying the social and cultural imaginaries of the information age, therefore, not only provides an entry point towards contemporary cultures; it also helps to comprehend how and why particular institutional frameworks are erected around given technologies, and certain practices of governance are preferred over others In this context, the question of which mechanisms contribute to the formation of the imaginary becomes crucial to the study of digital culture, as well as to attempts of unveiling the dynamics of media change

Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Everyday life · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Realm · Social media · Sociology · Storytelling · The Imaginary · Digital Games and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · World wide web · History · Law

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