Gizmos Or: The Electronic Imperative

How Digital Devices Have Transformed American Character and Culture
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-57526-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 2716 g

Gizmos or: The Electronic Imperative offers a concise series of analyses on the transformative impact of digital devices on American society. With approaches ranging from semiotic theory to psychoanalytic theory, sociological theory to personal reflection, Berger taps the span of knowledge from his prolific career to help readers better understand the role digital devices play both in their technologic, economic, and common-use forms. Using accessible, conversational language and numerous illustrations, Berger deconstructs familiar objects and media for readers ranging from field specialists to everyday cultural consumers alike.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berger, Arthur Asa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medien & Gesellschaft, Medienwirkungsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Alone With my Thoughts Introduction: Why I Decided to Write This Book 1. The Internet: Everyone is Connected 2. Smartphones: Everyone Can Do Anything 3. Television: Everyone's Watching 4. Tablets: Everyone's a God 5. Computers: Everyone's a Writer 6. Video Game Consoles and Video Games: Everyone's a Hero 7. Digital Watches and Smart Watches: Everyone's Monitored 8. Digital Cameras and Photography: Everyone's a Documentary Maker 9. Computer Printers: Everyone's a Publisher 10. Flatbed Computer Scanners: Everyone's An Art Director Coda

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, USA. He is the author or editor of more than sixty books, including and . Berger is a consulting editor for the journal and is on the editorial committee for Semiotica.