Companion New Media Dynamics - Paperback

by Hartley (Author)

A Companion to New Media Dynamics presents a state-of-the-art collection of multidisciplinary readings that examine the origins, evolution, and cultural underpinnings of the media of the digital age in terms of dynamic change

• Presents a state-of-the-art collection of original readings relating to new media in terms of dynamic change
• Features interdisciplinary contributions encompassing the sciences, social sciences, humanities and creative arts
• Addresses a wide range of issues from the ownership and regulation of new media to their form and cultural uses
• Provides readers with a glimpse of new media dynamics at three levels of scale: the 'macro' or system level; the 'meso' or institutional level; and 'micro' or agency level

Back Jacket

With the term 'new media' in use for decades now, one wonders if innovative digital forms and platforms can still be considered 'new' at all. Yet even as the lines have grown blurred between 'new' and 'traditional' media forms, there is much to learn about the dynamics surrounding the growth and adoption of new media. A Companion to New Media Dynamics presents a state-of-the-art collection of multidisciplinary readings that examine the origins, evolution, and cultural underpinnings of the media of the digital age in terms of dynamic change.

Contributed by an international cast of top researchers, cultural entrepreneurs, and emerging scholars, various chapters reflect on the historical, technical, cultural, and political changes that underlie the emergence of new media, as existing patterns and assumptions are challenged by the forces of 'creative destruction' and innovation, both economic and cultural. At the same time, readings reveal how several of the familiar themes from 'old' media remain - questions of identity, sexuality, politics, relationships, and meaning. Topics explored include everything from the ownership and regulation of new media to their form and cultural uses, including questions of access, agency, and consumer co-creation. Providing a wealth of innovative insights, A Companion to New Media Dynamics is an indispensable resource to the development, current place, and future directions of new media practices within contemporary culture.

Author Biography

John Hartley is John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, Western Australia; and Professor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, Wales. Recent books include Cultural Science (2014), Key Concepts in Creative Industries (2013) and Digital Futures for Cultural and Media Studies (2012). He is Editor of the International Journal of Cultural Studies.

Jean Burgess is Associate Professor of Digital Media at Queensland University of Technology. She is co-author of YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture (2009), and co-editor of Twitter and Society (2014) and Studying Mobile Media: Cultural Technologies, Mobile Communication, and the iPhone (2012).

Axel Bruns is Professor and ARC Future Fellow, ARC Centre for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology. He is author of Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life and Beyond: From Production to Produsage (2008) and Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production (2005), and co-editor of Twitter and Society (2014) and Uses of Blogs (2006).