TY - BOOK AU - Nayar,Pramod K. TI - An introduction to new media and cybercultures SN - 9781405181679 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HM851 .N385 2010 U1 - 303.4833 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., Malden, Massachusetts PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Cyberspace KW - Social aspects KW - Internet KW - Computers and civilization KW - Information society N1 - Include index; Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-213); "Reading" cybercultures -- Popular cybercultures -- Bodies -- Subcultures -- Gender and sexualities -- Public spaces -- Cybercultures: new formations -- Conclusion N2 - 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. ER -