Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory

Ben Jacobsen, David Beer

ISBN 10: 1529218152 / ISBN 13: 9781529218152

Published by Bristol University Press, GB, 2021

About this Item

Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as 'memories' and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember? Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory
• Publisher: Bristol University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529218152
• ISBN 13: 9781529218152
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 5W x 0.31H x 8D inches 5 inches width by 0.31 inches height by 8 inches depth

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Synopsis

Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as ‘memories’ and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember?

Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.

About the Author

University of York