Dear Luis, May I recommend my own textbook Understanding New Media (Sage, 2012), which has a second edition forthcoming later this year? It covers a wide range of topics including the economy, politics, journalism, identities and socialities, games and so on. For a critical perspective I would recommend Christian Fuchs' Social Media: A Critical Introduction - I also recomment Simon Lindgren's Digital Media and Society which I use a lot in my teaching. I hope this helps! Best wishes, Eugenia On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:15 AM, Luis Hestres <Luis.Hestres@utsa.edu> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I teach an 'Introduction to Digital Communication' sophomore course. I use a book called 'Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals' by Grant & Meadows. But I would like to use a new textbook that addresses the social, political, cultural and economic aspects of digital communication technologies. Can anyone recommend any? I would also appreciate syllabi that are similar to this course, as I'm trying to revamp mine. Thanks!

Luis

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Assistant Professor

Department of Communication

The University of Texas at San Antonio

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San Antonio, TX 78249-0732

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