An introduction to new media and cybercultures /
Pramod K. Nayar.
- vii, 216 pages ; 25 cm.
Include index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-213)
"Reading" cybercultures -- Popular cybercultures -- Bodies -- Subcultures -- Gender and sexualities -- Public spaces -- Cybercultures: new formations -- Conclusion.
Exploring for the first time the role that race, gender, sexuality, and postcoloniality play in the digital environment, the author demonstrates how these subject positions shape identities, communities, and networks in the same powerful manner that they do in the material world. From gaming, net democracy and connectivity, to theories of digitextuality, metamedia, and social networking, this book provides a timely and essential exploration of all aspects of today's networked world.