{"product_id":"alternative-and-activist-new-media-digital-media-and-society-9781509506071","title":"Alternative and Activist New Media: Digital Media and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leah Lievrouw\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Polity Pr\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people's engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers, gamers, trolls, and data subjects. This turbulent social and technological context has created new opportunities for expression and activism around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this fully revised second edition, Leah Lievrouw considers the shift toward algorithmic media for political and cultural activism online - where data capture and big data analytics are not just tools for managing and moving people or information, but are themselves sites of creativity, connection, and contention. The book examines a range of events and developments: anti-facial recognition projects; open-source intelligence in citizen journalism; and new apps based on encryption and DIY local networks that support movements such as Occupy and Black Lives Matter. \u003ci\u003eAlternative and Activist New Media\u003c\/i\u003e charts the theoretical roots of contemporary internet-driven movements and provides a framework for understanding the changing face of protest in the age of algorithmic media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e​This timely new edition will be a useful addition to any course on digital activism and new media and society.​\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45033459908759,"sku":"9781509506071","price":1567.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781509506071.webp?v=1769209477","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alternative-and-activist-new-media-digital-media-and-society-9781509506071","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}