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The book sets the agenda of a new period of media research and will help considerably to take media studies in new directions. (Educational Book Review )
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The World Wide Web will define the 21st Century, enabling people across the world to share information, build communities and express their individuality in ways that defy its origins as a tangle of telephone lines and computer codes. Bringing together the work of scholars, experts and established online authors, this comprehensive book offers an analysis of both contemporary Web-based culture and arts and the impact of the Web on international economics, politics and law.
The second edition of Web.Studies combines updated chapters from the first edition with completely new chapters on the latest developments and controversies in cyberspace. Beginning with an introduction to the Web and how it works, the book outlines the theories and methodology of cyberculture studies, before moving on to explore aspects of everyday life online, art and commerce, global communities and the politics of internet access and activism. Readers will also find suggestions for ways in which the Web can be used to further their own research, as well as lists of useful websites, a full glossary and a bibliography.
Praise for the first edition of Web.Studies:
‘It is a thoughtful and well-balanced general overview of the subject that will be required reading on many undergraduate courses.’ Peter Dean in Convergence, Volume 8, Number 1, 2002, pages 119–122.
‘Web.Studies sets the agenda for a new period of media research, one that gets to grips with the significance of new communications technologies and the global spaces in which they are so rapidly developing. I believe that this book will help considerably to take media studies in new directions.’ Professor Kevin Robins, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
The second edition of Web.Studies combines updated chapters from the first edition with completely new chapters on the latest developments and controversies in cyberspace. Beginning with an introduction to the Web and how it works, the book outlines the theories and methodology of cyberculture studies, before moving on to explore aspects of everyday life online, art and commerce, global communities and the politics of internet access and activism. Readers will also find suggestions for ways in which the Web can be used to further their own research, as well as lists of useful websites, a full glossary and a bibliography.
Praise for the first edition of Web.Studies:
‘It is a thoughtful and well-balanced general overview of the subject that will be required reading on many undergraduate courses.’ Peter Dean in Convergence, Volume 8, Number 1, 2002, pages 119–122.
‘Web.Studies sets the agenda for a new period of media research, one that gets to grips with the significance of new communications technologies and the global spaces in which they are so rapidly developing. I believe that this book will help considerably to take media studies in new directions.’ Professor Kevin Robins, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
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This book uses simple and humorous language to give a in-depth introduction on what is the web and what is new on the web. I especially enjoy the part analysing online fan fiction.
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Would have been useful 15 years ago.
12 Jan 2009
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Though printed relatively recently, this book reads as though it's 15 years old at least. Gosh, we have hypertext now! And chat rooms! Isn't it amazing? This is seriously all this book has to offer. Steer clear of it.
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