Digital Roots: Historicizing Media and Communication Concepts of the Digital Age

by Gabriele Balbi, Valérie Schafer, Nelson Ribeiro

As media environments and communication practices evolve over time, so do theoretical concepts. This book analyzes some of the most well-known and fiercely discussed concepts of the digital age from a historical perspective, showing how many of them have pre-digital roots and how they have changed and still are constantly changing in the digital era. Written by leading authors in media and communication studies, the chapters historicize 16 concepts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110739887
• ISBN13: 9783110739886
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"