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An Alternative Internet: Radical Media, Politics and Creativity
Chris Atton
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Description for An Alternative Internet: Radical Media, Politics and Creativity
Paperback. This book explores how the Internet presents radical ways of organising and producing media that offer political and cultural alternatives to ways of doing business and to how we understand the world and our place in it. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
This book explores how the Internet presents radical ways of organising and producing media that offer political and cultural alternatives, both to ways of doing business and to how we understand the world and our place in it. The book is characterised by in-depth case studies. Topics include the media of new social movements and other radical political organisations (including the far right); websites produced by fans of popular culture; and media dedicated to developing a critical, 'public' journalism. It locates these studies in appropriate theoretical and historical contexts, while remaining accessible to a student audience. Major themes: *The use ... Read more
This book explores how the Internet presents radical ways of organising and producing media that offer political and cultural alternatives, both to ways of doing business and to how we understand the world and our place in it. The book is characterised by in-depth case studies. Topics include the media of new social movements and other radical political organisations (including the far right); websites produced by fans of popular culture; and media dedicated to developing a critical, 'public' journalism. It locates these studies in appropriate theoretical and historical contexts, while remaining accessible to a student audience. Major themes: *The use ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748617708
SKU
V9780748617708
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About Chris Atton
Chris Atton is Reader in Journalism at the School of Communication Arts, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of Alternative Literature (Gower, 1996) and Alternative Media (Sage, 2002) and the editor of special issues on alternative media for the leading international journals Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism and Media, Culture and Society.
Reviews for An Alternative Internet: Radical Media, Politics and Creativity
Atton's book gives a good background to types of alternative media while relying on a solid knowledge of contemporary Internet theory... A detailed and articulate reading of Internet usage.
Paul Booth, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies Atton's book gives a good background to types of alternative media while relying on a solid knowledge of contemporary Internet theory... A detailed ... Read more
Paul Booth, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies Atton's book gives a good background to types of alternative media while relying on a solid knowledge of contemporary Internet theory... A detailed ... Read more