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Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism and Social media
Marcus Gilroy-Ware
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Description for Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism and Social media
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures and psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism. It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure and comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism, rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be. Both the explosive growth of social media and the corresponding reconfiguration of the web from an information-based platform into an entertainment-based one are far more easily explained in terms of the ... Read more
Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures and psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism. It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure and comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism, rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be. Both the explosive growth of social media and the corresponding reconfiguration of the web from an information-based platform into an entertainment-based one are far more easily explained in terms of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910924945
SKU
V9781910924945
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About Marcus Gilroy-Ware
A proud Londoner, Marcus Gilroy-Warehas been immersing himself in digital media since the age of five. Having lived in the Unites States, Brazil and Britain, he now writes, teaches, researches, creates and codes at the intersection of culture and communication.
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