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Media and society
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- Book Synopsis
- Media and Society offers a critical exploration of how digital platforms and participatory and algorithmic cultures shape power and identity today. This third edition delves into key issues such as the interplay between user generated content and algorithmic processing, the rise of creator cultures, and the dynamic role automation plays in media industries and cultures. In this new edition you will find: A deep dive into the ongoing development of digital platforms, exploring platform capitalisms beyond Silicon Valley; A detailed exploration of how social media and their promotional and creator cultures work and represent the social world; Insights into how media are a critical site where identities are constructed, negotiated and resisted; Updated case studies on topics ranging across livestreamers, shadowbanning, automated advertising, beauty filters and more. For media and communications students to those seeking critical media literacy, this book is essential reading.
- About The Author
- Nicholas Carah is Director of the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies and Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland. He is also an Associate Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society and leads the UQ node of the Australian Internet Observatory. Nicholas is a UQ Teaching Fellow (2018-2019) and has been awarded the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence (2019) and The University of Queensland Award for Teaching Excellence (2020). Nicholas' research has been published in Media, Culture & Society, Cultural Studies, Social Media & Society, New Media & Society, Television & New Media, Convergence, Consumption, Markets & Culture and Mobile Media & Communication. He is the author of Brand Machines, Sensory Media and Calculative Culture (2016), Media and Society: Production, Content and Participation (2015) and Pop Brands: Branding, Popular Music and Young People (2010). He is the co-editor of Digital Intimate Publics and Social Media (2018) and Conflict in my Outlook (2022).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529669855
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Sage, (21 November 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 242 x 170 mm
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