The Rise of Nerd Politics : Digital Activism and Political Change
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| Title: | The Rise of Nerd Politics : Digital Activism and Political Change |
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| Description: | The irruption of WikiLeaks, Anonymous, Snowden and other tech-savvy actors onto the global political stage raises urgent questions about the impact of digital activism on political systems around the world. The Rise of Nerd Politics is an anthropological exploration of the role that such actors play in sparking and managing new processes of political change in the digital age. Drawing from long-term ethnographic research in Spain and Indonesia - as well as case studies from the United States, Iceland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Brazil and elsewhere - Postill tracks the rise of techno-political'nerds'as a new class of political brokers with growing influence. The book identifies and explores four domains of'nerd politics'that have dramatically expanded since 2010: data activism, digital rights, social protest and formal politics. A lively and engaging intervention at the conjuncture of anthropology, media studies and sociology, The Rise of Nerd Politics offers a pertinent reflection on the future of political change in the digital age. |
| Authors: | John Postill |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Social media--Political aspects, Internet--Political aspects, Digital media--Political aspects, Political participation--Technological innovations, Political activists |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, COMPUTERS / Database Administration & Management, COMPUTERS / Networking / Local Area Networks (LANs), COMPUTERS / Internet / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The irruption of WikiLeaks, Anonymous, Snowden and other tech-savvy actors onto the global political stage raises urgent questions about the impact of digital activism on political systems around the world. The Rise of Nerd Politics is an anthropological exploration of the role that such actors play in sparking and managing new processes of political change in the digital age. Drawing from long-term ethnographic research in Spain and Indonesia - as well as case studies from the United States, Iceland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Brazil and elsewhere - Postill tracks the rise of techno-political'nerds'as a new class of political brokers with growing influence. The book identifies and explores four domains of'nerd politics'that have dramatically expanded since 2010: data activism, digital rights, social protest and formal politics. A lively and engaging intervention at the conjuncture of anthropology, media studies and sociology, The Rise of Nerd Politics offers a pertinent reflection on the future of political change in the digital age. |
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| ISBN: | 9780745399836 9780745399843 9781786801548 9781786801555 |
