Global denim
Bourdieu and the journalistic field
Mobile communication
by Ling, Richard Seyler, Donner, Jonathan
fromDigital media and society series
"Benjamin Gregg believes human rights can be created by the ordinary people whom they address; are valid only if embraced by those to whom they apply; and need not be identical in all communities"-- "Most conceptions of human rights rely on metaphysical or theological assumptio…
Social critiques argue that social media have made us narcissistic, that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube are all vehicles for me-promotion. In The Qualified Self, Lee Humphreys offers a different view. She shows that sharing the mundane details of our lives-what we ate…
An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy. In the digital economy, accountants, baristas, and cashiers can be automated out of employment; so can surgeons, airline pilots, and cab drivers. Machines will be able to do these j…
Every urban crisis is also an opportunity, and in this penetrating study of post-disaster New York and New Orleans, Kevin Gotham and Miriam Greenberg show how and why the market-model of redevelopment does so little for the people and places that need it most. Crisis Cities is i…
The handbook of science and technology studies
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and rearrange contemporary societies. The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies provides a comprehensive and authoritati…