Emerging Practices in Cyberculture and Social Networking (At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, 69)

ISBN 10: 9042030828 / ISBN 13: 9789042030824

Published by Brill, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emerging Practices in Cyberculture and Social Networking (At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, 69)
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9042030828
• ISBN 13: 9789042030824
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book aims to present how emergent media penetrate all fields of human cultural activity. The content of this volume reflects theoretical and practical discussions on cultural issues influenced by increased adoption of information and communication technologies. New media and Web 2.0 raise increasing attention of academics from wide range of disciplines. Papers, included in this volume, cover a coherent choice of topics selected with respect to the actual state of inter-disciplinary debate on emerging media.

About the Author

Daniel Riha specialises in New Media Studies and lectures at Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research includes issues on Games for Learning and Multi-user Virtual Environments Design.
Anna Maj is an expert in New Media Studies, Media Anthropology and HCI. She conducts interdisciplinary research at the University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland), and cooperates with cultural institutions in the field of digital art and media education.