Produsing Theory in a Digital World—The Intersection of Audiences and Production in Contemporary Theory

This collection of twelve essays gathers perspectives on the intersections between audience and the production of social theory enabled by new communication technologies. By raising questions about the tensions between structure and agency in new forms of media, the contributors advance more nuanced views of agency. Specific essays consider citizen journalism in the age of Twitter and blogs, psychoanalysis and digital fandom in the case of video-game trailers, cuckold porn as colonial encounter, therapeutic effects of blogging for cancer-patients, "It Gets Better" progress projects and the question of queer world-making, and more. The contributors are mostly American and European academics with backgrounds in communication and media studies. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rebecca Ann Lind received her PhD in communication at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lind is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A former broadcaster and print journalist, her research interests include race, gender, class, and media; new media studies; media ethics; and media audiences. Her book Race/Gender/Class/Media 3.0: Considering Diversity across Audiences, Content, and Producers is in its third edition.