Abundance - On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty

Abundance examines the experience of living in a society that has more information available to the public than ever before. It focuses on the interpretations, emotions, and practices of dealing with this abundance in everyday life. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and survey research conducted in Argentina, the book concludes that the experience of information abundance is tied to an unsettling of society, a reconstitution of how we understand and perform our relationships with others, and a twin depreciation of facts and appreciation of fictions.

List of contents

• List of Figures


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• 1. Abundance


• 2. Screens


• 3. Platforms


• 4. News


• 5. Entertainment


• 6. Scarcity


• Notes


• References


• Index

About the author

Pablo J. Boczkowski is Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He is Founder and Director of the Center for Latinx Digital Media, and Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises program, both at Northwestern. He is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Media and Society in Argentina, a joint initiative between Northwestern and Universidad de San Andrés, in Buenos Aires. He is the author or co-author of four books, four edited volumes, and over fifty journal articles.

Product details

• Authors: Pablo J. Boczkowski, Pablo J. (Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani P Boczkowski, Boczkowski Pablo J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.2021
• EAN: 9780197565759
• ISBN: 978-0-19-756575-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; United Nations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, Diplomacy, International institutions, United Nations & Un Agencies