Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers - Couverture souple

 
9780292717749: Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers
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ISBN 10 : 0292717741 ISBN 13 : 9780292717749
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2008

Synopsis

Whether people want to play games and download music, engage in social networking and professional collaboration, or view pornography and incite terror, the Internet provides myriad opportunities for people who share common interests to find each other. The contributors to this book argue that these self-selected online groups are best understood as tribes, with many of the same ramifications, both positive and negative, that tribalism has in the non-cyber world.

In Electronic Tribes, the authors of sixteen competitively selected essays provide an up-to-the-minute look at the social uses and occasional abuses of online communication in the new media era. They explore many current Internet subcultures, including MySpace.com, craftster.org, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, music downloading, white supremacist and other counterculture groups, and Nigerian e-mail scams. Their research raises compelling questions and some remarkable answers about the real-life social consequences of participating in electronic tribes. Collectively, the contributors to this book capture a profound shift in the way people connect, as communities formed by geographical proximity are giving way to communities-both online and offline-formed around ideas.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tyrone L. Adams is the Richard D'Aquin Professor of Journalism and Communications at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette.

Stephen A. Smith is Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas.

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0292717741
ISBN 13 
9780292717749
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
331
Éditeur
Adams Tyrone L., Smith Stephen A.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0292717733 ISBN 13 :  9780292717732
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2008
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