The internet played a central role in some of the most memorable instances of contemporary political activism. On-line information sites enabled more than 70,000 protestors to come together to take on the World Trade Organization at the Battle of Seattle in 1999; similar ad-hoc groups were assembled at the April 2000 World Bank protests in Washington, D.C., at George W. Bush's inauguration, and most recently at the World Economic Forum in New York. This book examines the growing importance of online activism. The contributors show how online activists have used new technologies as a tool for...
The internet played a central role in some of the most memorable instances of contemporary political activism. On-line information sites enabled more ...
Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our lives. By the end of the decade, the full-fledged study of cyberculture had arrived. Today, there exists a large body of critical work on the subject, with cutting-edge studies probing beyond the mere existence of virtual communities and online identities to examine the social, cultural, and economic relationships that take place online.
Taking stock of the exciting work that is being done and positing what cyberculture's future might look...
Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our li...
Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our lives. By the end of the decade, the full-fledged study of cyberculture had arrived. Today, there exists a large body of critical work on the subject, with cutting-edge studies probing beyond the mere existence of virtual communities and online identities to examine the social, cultural, and economic relationships that take place online.
Taking stock of the exciting work that is being done and positing what cyberculture's future might look...
Starting in the early 1990s, journalists and scholars began responding to and trying to take account of new technologies and their impact on our li...
Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls of Mohican College (the last of the community colleges to be established). Tales out of School is a collection of humorous bridge stories from the witty and satirical pen of David Silver. It will delight readers with the adventures of his alter ego, the hapless Professor Silver, as he struggles towards his own version of excellence despite a malevolent and incompetent administration and a D-grade student body. And as with Mollo and Bird, Silver's selection of...
Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls of Mohican College (the ...
