Filling the Void
Emotion, Capitalism and Social media
$28.94
- Paperback
244 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2018
Summary
Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures and psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism. It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure and comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism, rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be. Both the explosive growth of social media and the corresponding reconfiguration of the web from…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910924945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910924946 |
| Author: | Marcus Gilroy-Ware |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 244 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 125mm x 17mm |
About The Author
Marcus Gilroy-Ware
A proud Londoner,Marcus Gilroy-Warehas been immersing himself in digital media since the age of five. Having lived in the Unites States, Brazil and Britain, he now writes, teaches, researches, creates and codes at the intersection of culture and communication.
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