Beyond globalization : making new worlds in media, art, and social practices /
Beyond Globalization highlights how mediated practices have become integral to global culture; how social practices have emerged out of computer-related industries; how contemporary apocalyptic narratives reflect the anxieties of a U.S. culture facing global challenges; and how design, play, and tec...
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Other Authors: | , , |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2012
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Series: | New directions in international studies.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | Beyond Globalization highlights how mediated practices have become integral to global culture; how social practices have emerged out of computer-related industries; how contemporary apocalyptic narratives reflect the anxieties of a U.S. culture facing global challenges; and how design, play, and technology help us understand the histories and ideals behind the digital architectures that mediate our everyday actions. This provocative volume brings together the best new work of scholars within such diverse fields as history, sociology, anthropology, film, media studies, and art. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 238 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813551944 0813551943 9786613588708 6613588709 |
Language: | English. |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |