What can flame-throwing squirrels tell us about human emotion? Can social media empower political activism? How has the Internet changed the way we form our identities? Do algorithms have a social rol
What can flame-throwing squirrels tell us about human emotion? Can social media empower political activism? How has the Internet changed the way we form our identities? Do algorithms have a social rol
This book is about online subcultures taking shape in the force field between control and subversion. Combining classic theories of space, power and resistance with current case studies of digital pir
Digital socio-cultural phenomena can be disruptive, as in playful flashmobs or more serious online activism. Yet new Internet capabilities can also be dominated over time by large corporations or enco
The distinction between online and offline realities is becoming more and more difficult to sustain. As computer-mediated communication evolves and as interaction becomes more and more dependent on th