Rise of Nerd Politics - Digital Activism and Political Change

A global anthropology of technology and politics, from WikiLeaks to Podemos.

About the author

John Postill is Senior Lecturer in Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is the author of The Rise of Nerd Politics (Pluto, 2018), Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian (Berghahn Books, 2008), and Localising the Internet: An Anthropological Account (Berghahn Books, 2011).

Summary

A global anthropology of technology and politics, from WikiLeaks to Podemos.

Product details

• Authors: John Postill, Postill John
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780745399836
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-9983-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society; Anthropology, Culture & Societ; Anthropology, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Political activism, Political activism / Political engagement