Gizmos or: The Electronic Imperative

How Digital Devices have Transformed American Character and Culture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

With approaches ranging from semiotic theory to psychoanalytic theory, sociological theory to personal reflection, Berger taps the span of knowledge from his prolific career to help readers better understand the role digital devices play both in their technologic, economic, and common-use forms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-05
Mått:140 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:114
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137575265

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Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, USA. He is the author or editor of more than sixty books, including Ads, Fads, and Consumer Culture; Shop 'Til You Drop and Agitpop: Political Culture and Communication Theory. Berger is a consulting editor for the journal Humor and is on the editorial committee for Semiotica.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Alone With my Thoughts Introduction: Why I Decided to Write This Book 1. The Internet: Everyone is Connected 2. Smartphones: Everyone Can Do Anything 3. Television: Everyone's Watching 4. Tablets: Everyone's a God 5. Computers: Everyone's a Writer 6. Video Game Consoles and Video Games: Everyone's a Hero 7. Digital Watches and Smart Watches: Everyone's Monitored 8. Digital Cameras and Photography: Everyone's a Documentary Maker 9. Computer Printers: Everyone's a Publisher 10. Flatbed Computer Scanners: Everyone's An Art Director Coda