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"This is the first major review of interactive technologies and their cultural and social context. This is more than a welcome addition to one′s library; it is the authoritative overview of international research perspectives on interactive media technologies by leading scholars around the world."
-Ellen Wartella, University of Texas, Austin
" The Handbook of New Media is a landmark for the study of information and communication technologies within the field of communication. Its international team of editors and authors has brought together insights gained from over two decades of scholarly research. This indispensable reference demonstrates an increased maturity and stature for "new media" research within the field."-William H. Dutton, University of Southern California
Thoroughly revised and updated, this Student Edition of the successful Handbook of New Media has been abridged to showcase the best of the hardback edition. This Handbook sets out boundaries of new media research and scholarship and provides a definitive statement of the current state-of-the-art of the field. Covering major problem areas of research, the Handbook of New Media includes an introductory essay by the editors and a concluding essay by Ron Rice. Each chapter, written by an internationally renowned scholar, provides a review of the most significant social research findings and insights.
New to this Student Edition:
Incorporates a reorganized format into three clearly-defined sections (culture and society; systems, design and industries; and institutions and governance) to make the material more accessible for students and easier to incorporate into course design Provides updated chapters to combine classic studies and background material with latest developments in the field since the first edition appeared in 2002 Offers a new introduction by the editors to clearly lay out several main themes in new media studies and distinguish the field from and relative to mass media research, as well as providing instructors a guide for ′how to use the Handbook′ in courses. Includes re-titled chapters to reflect their central focus or topic and help students and instructors frame the diversity of material in the bookThe First Editionof the Handbook immediately established itself as the central reference work in the field. This new revised edition offers students the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the area.
Author Notes
Sonia Livingstone DPhil (Oxon), OBE, FBA, FBPS, FAcSS, FRSA, is a professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Taking a comparative, critical and contextualised approach, her research examines how changing conditions of mediation reshape everyday practices and possibilities for action. She has published 20 books on media audiences, children and young people's risks and opportunities, media literacy and rights in the digital environment, including " Parenting for a Digital Future: How hopes and fears about technology shape children's lives " (OUP 2020). Since founding the EC-funded 33 country " EU Kids Online " research network, and Global Kids Online (with UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), she has advised DCMS, UKCIS, Ofcom, European Commission, European Parliament, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, OECD, ITU and UNICEF. She chaired LSE's Truth, Trust and Technology Commission and is currently leading the Digital Futures Commission with the 5Rights Foundation. See www.sonialivingstone.net
Table of Contents
| Part 1 New Media, Culture and Society |
| Interpersonal Life OnlineNancy Baym |
| Creating Community with Media: History, Theories and Scientific InvestigationsNicholas W Jankowski |
| Children and New MediaDavid Buckingham |
| Perspectives on Internet UseRonald E Rice and Caroline Haythornthwaite |
| Access, Involvement and Interaction |
| New Media and Small Group OrganizingAndrea B Hollingshead and Noshir S Contractor |
| Culture and New Media: A Historical ViewMark Poster |
| Cultural Studies and Communication TechnologyJennifer Daryl Slack and J Macgregor Wise |
| Power and Political CultureTimothy W Luke |
| Part 2 Technology Systems, Design and IndustriesPatrice Flichy |
| New Media History |
| Exploring Models of Interactivity from Multiple Research TraditionsSally J McMillan |
| Users, Documents, Systems |
| How to InfrastructureSusan Leigh Star and Geoffrey C Bowker |
| New Media Design and DevelopmentLeah A Lievrouw |
| Diffusion of Innovations vs Social Shaping of Technology |
| New Media and New Economy Cluster DynamicsPhilip Cooke |
| Globalization and the Structure of New Media IndustriesTerry Flew and Stephen McElhinney |
| Universal Access to the New Information InfrastructureHeather E Hudson |
| Part 3 New Media, Institutions and GovernanceStefaan G Verhulst |
| The Regulation of Digital Content |
| From Hierarchies to Network FirmsFrançois Bar and Caroline Simard |
| New Media and the Economics of InformationDon Lamberton |
| New Media and Trade PolicyAnders Henten and Knud Erik Skouby |
| The Governance of Media MarketsBella Mody and Harry M Trebing and Laura Stein |
| New Global Media and The Role of the StateLaura Stein and Nikhil Sinha |
| The Information Society RevisitedFrank Webster |