1000 Platforms - Ensembles as Ontological Experiments

In today's digital world, platforms are everywhere, shaping our social and cultural landscapes. This groundbreaking book shows how platforms are not just technical systems, but complex networks involving diverse people, practices and values. It explores a wide range of digital platforms, using insights from science and technology studies, anthropology, sociology and cultural theories to offer fresh perspectives on how platforms, media and devices function and evolve. Blending ethnographic work with technical analysis, this is essential reading for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of the digital age.

About the author

Adrian Mackenzie is Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Mackenzie, Adrian (Australian National University Mackenzie, Adrian (Australian National University) Mackenzie
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2025
• EAN: 9781529237405
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-3740-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Series: Dis-positions: Troubling Methods and Theory in STS
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science