Dear David Arditi and Jennifer Miller (and AoIR), Hearty congratulations on the publication of your "The Dialectic of Digital Culture." Am curious how it might come into conversation in a dialectic way with Manuel Castells' book "Communication Power" (2009/2013) which touches on many of the issues your book focuses on. May explore reading your book in the course I teach on "Society, Information Technology and the Global University" - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html - in 2020 at CC-4 MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School. All the best, Scott - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/ - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/AcademicPress.html This looks wonderful, will be coming out in softcover as well?   --- May all winds at your back inspire you, and may you have harmony and peace today. On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:02:24 +0000, "Arditi, David M" <darditi@uta.edu> wrote:   The Dialectic of Digital Culture Edited by David Arditi and Jennifer Miller The aim of this edited collection is to understand the role of digital technology in contemporary society dialectically. While many authors, journalists, and commentators have argued that the Internet and digital technologies will bring us democracy, equality and freedom, digital culture often results in loss of privacy, misinformation, and exploitation. This collection challenges celebratory readings of digital technology by suggesting digital culture's potential is limited because of its fundamental relationship to oppressive social forces. Contributors to this collection are particularly interested the ways the digital realm challenges and/or reproduces power. Contributors provide innovative case studies of phenomenon including #metoo, Etsy, mommy blogs, music streaming, sustainability and net neutrality to reveal the reproduction of neoliberal cultural logics. In seemingly transformative digital spaces, these essays provide dialectical readings that challenge dominant narratives about technology. Even more, by writing about specific aspects of digital culture that are often under explored, the collection will interest a variety of students and researchers across disciplines and fields of interest. The website contains a sample syllabus, commentary on ongoing issues in digital culture, and links to news articles that demonstrate the contradictions in digital culture. Table of Contents Introduction - The Logic of Digital Culture - David Arditi and Jennifer Miller ________________________________ SECTION I. - Power in the Digital Era Chapter 1 - "Digital Hegemony: Net Neutrality, The Value Gap and Corporate Interests" - David Arditi Chapter 2 - "Dialectics of Degradation and Datafication: The Cultural Politics of Ecological Footprints in Earth System Governance" - Timothy W. Luke Chapter 3 - "Government vs. Corporate Surveillance: Privacy Concerns in the Digital World" - Brian Connor and Long Doan ________________________________ SECTION II. Politics in the Digital Era Chapter 4 - "Digital Culture, Media Spectacle, and the Ascension of Donald J. Trump" - Douglas Kellner Chapter 5 - The (Digital) Future is Female: Between Individuality and Collectivity in Online Feminist Practices" - Ariella Horwitz and Lisa Daily Chapter 6 - "Queering the Straight World?: Mommy Blogs, Quer Kids, and the Limits of Digital Advocacy" - Jennifer Miller ________________________________ SECTION III. Culture in the Digital Era Chapter 7 - "On the Cultural Power of the 'Mariana's Web' Meme" - Robert W. Gehl Chapter 8 - "Photography, Bibliography, Digitality, Paradox" - Timothy Morris Chapter 9 - "The New Old: Vinyl Records and Digital Media" - Michael Palm ________________________________ Section IV. Being Human in the Digital Era Chapter 10 - "Digitized Music and the Aesthetic Experience of Difference" - Nancy Weiss Hanrahan Chapter 11 - "Keeping Commerce Human? Contradictions of Digital Sharing Economy Platforms" - Michele Krugh Chapter 12 - "From the Wild West to Silicon Valley: Shifting Models of Reproductive Medicine in North America" - Amy Speier Conclusion - Avoiding Digital Disaster - David Arditi David Arditi Associate Professor of Sociology Director - Center for Theory Editor - Fast Capitalism University of Texas at Arlington Author of iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Digital Era _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers:http://www.aoir.org/   _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers:http://www.aoir.org/ -- -- - Scott MacLeod - Founder & President - World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.org - 415 480 4577 - http://scottmacleod.com - CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization. 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