Writing the Public in Cyberspace - Redefining Inclusion on the Net

Informationen zum Autor Ann Travers Klappentext First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis! an informa company. Zusammenfassung Popular claims that new information technology will expand democratic and public spaces are problematic given the exclusive history of the public and the restriction of access to computer technology to elites. This book investigates patterns of behavior in a cybercommunity consisting of Americans and Canadians, and discusses the ways in which these so-called public spaces are likely to reshape the boundaries between social insiders and outsiders rather than eliminate them. Traverse analyses the ways in which the norms for participation within cyberspaces often play a role in undermining public tendencies, but notes that new information technologies provide educators, feminists, and other social groups concerned with broadening the inclusive nature of public spaces with unique opportunities. The book's final section explores current efforts by feminists on-line to expand public access for women and suggests further strategies for developing more genuinely inclusive public spaces. (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oregon,1996; revised with new introduction, bibliography, and index) Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Promises, Promises, Promises, Chapter 2: Case Study of the National Capital Freenet, Chapter 3: Policing the Subject—Social Control in ncf.general, Chapter 4: Educational Change and the Public Sphere, Chapter 5: Feminist Counterpublics, Chapter 6: Public Technologies, Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ann Travers, Travers Ann
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138883413
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88341-3
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Studies in American Popular History and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Comunicazione dati, reti; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; USA, Cultural Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Social Mobility, United States of America, USA, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Ethical & social aspects of IT, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects