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Web Theory: An Introduction
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Product Description
Robert Burnett and David Marshall explore the key debates surrounding Internet culture, from issues of globalization and regulation to ideas of communication, identity and aesthetics.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #385643 in Books
- Published on: 2002-12-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
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From the Back Cover
Web Theory provides a comprehensive, critical introduction to theories of the Internet. Robert Burnett and David Marshall explore the key debates surrounding internet culture, from issues of globalisation and regulation to ideas of communication, identity and aesthetics. Special characters address news and entertainment in light of changes brought about by the Internet. Each chapter includes a website address and an appendix advising readers how to explore specific topics on the web. The book also features a comprehensive bibliography and a glossary of key terms. Individual chapters examine: · Technological Determinism and the Web · Cybernetics and Information Theory · The Web as Communication · Conceptualising the User · Webs of Identity · Globalisation and the Internet · The Web of Regulation · Web Cultural Aesthetics · The Web of News · The Web of Entertainment · The Loose Web and Cultural Production Theses
About the Author
Robert Burnett is Professor of Media and Communications at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is the author of The Global Jukebox (Routledge, 1996). David Marshall is Director of the Media and Cultural Studies Centre at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of Celebrity and Power (Minnesota University Press, 1997) and Modes of Cultural Analysis (Sage).
