Participatory Culture, Community, and Play: Learning from Reddit by Adrienne L.

Description: Participatory Culture, Community, and Play by Adrienne L. Massanari, Steve Jones In this incisive and timely work, Adrienne L. Massanari discusses how culture is created and challenged on Reddit.com, the self-proclaimed "front page of the internet". Massanaris ethnographic work provides a detailed examination of the contradictions that shape Reddits culture and how they reflect its role as an epicenter of geek culture. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What does online community look like in the age of social networking? How do participatory culture platforms reflect both their designers intentions and the desires of their users? In this incisive and timely work, Adrienne L. Massanari discusses how culture is created and challenged on Reddit.com, the self-proclaimed "front page of the internet". Reddit enables the sharing of original and reposted content from around the web, and provides a platform for like-minded individuals to commune around topics of interest – everything from the joys of drinking beer in a shower (/r/showerbeer) to celebrating the pleasures of tidy penmanship (/r/penmanshipporn). Massanaris ethnographic work provides a detailed examination of the contradictions that shape Reddits culture and how they reflect its role as an epicenter of geek culture. The book explores the ways in which community on Reddit is formed and solidified through play and humor, and the complex ways in which Redditors come together, which demonstrate a deep capacity for altruism and charitable giving, but can easily lapse into mob action. It also explores the communitys troubling gender and racial politics and how some Redditors are carving out their own space on the site to fight back. Author Biography Adrienne L. Massanari (PhD, University of Washington) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is co-editor of Digital Ethics (Peter Lang, 2012) and Critical Cyberculture Studies (2006). Table of Contents Contents: Why reddit? – Defining reddit – Cynicism, altruism, and hating everything, including ourselves – Reliving the past [REPOST] – Playing seriously – Open platforms, closed discourse. Review "Adrienne L. Massanari has written the definitive primer on Reddit, in all its contradiction and complexity. This accessible book provides an invaluable contribution to the ongoing debate over Web 2.0, what it is, what it isnt, and what we might reasonably expect from platforms that rely on user-generated content." (Douglas Rushkoff, Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics, Cuny/Queens) "Adrienne L. Massanari takes us on a deep dive into Reddits complex ecosystem of memes, bots, drama, and karma illuminating the local norms and technical algorithms by which it both functions and malfunctions. Her book is a valuable contribution to the literature on Internet culture and its discontents." (Julian Dibbell, Author of My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World) Review Quote Adrienne L. Massanari has written the definitive primer on Reddit, in all its contradiction and complexity. This accessible book provides an invaluable contribution to the ongoing debate over Web 2.0, what it is, what it isnt, and what we might reasonably expect from platforms that rely on user-generated content. (Douglas Rushkoff, Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics, Cuny/Queens) Adrienne L. Massanari takes us on a deep dive into Reddits complex ecosystem of memes, bots, drama, and karma illuminating the local norms and technical algorithms by which it both functions and malfunctions. Her book is a valuable contribution to the literature on Internet culture and its discontents. (Julian Dibbell, Author of My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World ) Details ISBN1433126788 Author Steve Jones Pages 215 Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc Series Digital Formations Year 2015 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1433126788 ISBN-13 9781433126789 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2015-02-27 Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc Subtitle Learning from Reddit Country of Publication United States DEWEY 302.30285 Short Title PARTICIPATORY CULTURE COMMUNIT Language English Media Book Series Number 75 UK Release Date 2015-02-27 AU Release Date 2015-02-27 NZ Release Date 2015-02-27 US Release Date 2015-02-27 Edited by Priscilla Broni Birth 1944 Affiliation Amazon.com, Inc, Usa Position EDFRTR Qualifications Sir Edition Description New edition Alternative 9781433126772 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130361651;

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