The Digital Condition

The Digital ConditionExplore the profound insights of our interconnected world with 'The Digital Condition'. This essential book, authored by Felix Stalder, delves into how our daily lives, culture, and politics are intricately shaped by the digital medium. With a publication year of 2017, it is a timely examination of the complex communication infrastructures that dominate our existence, such as social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Stalder identifies three

Explore the profound insights of our interconnected world with 'The Digital Condition'. This essential book, authored by Felix Stalder, delves into how our daily lives, culture, and politics are intricately shaped by the digital medium. With a publication year of 2017, it is a timely examination of the complex communication infrastructures that dominate our existence, such as social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Stalder identifies three core elements defining the digital condition: the repurposing of cultural materials, the collective creation of new meanings, and the pivotal role of algorithms in shaping our digital interactions. This analysis not only highlights the challenges we face in this new cultural landscape but also outlines the potential for transforming our democratic practices. Ideal for students, scholars, and anyone intrigued by digital culture, this book spans 220 pages and offers a thought-provoking perspective on the implications of digital technologies in our lives. With free shipping available, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Remember, once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Dive deep into this remarkable exploration of the digital age and its impact on our world.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509519606
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 220


Description:
Our daily lives, our culture and our politics are now shaped by the digital condition as large numbers of people involve themselves in contentious negotiations of meaning in ever more dimensions of life, from the trivial to the profound. They are making use of the capacities of complex communication infrastructures, currently dominated by social mass media such as Twitter and Facebook, on which they have come to depend.Amidst a confusing plurality, Felix Stalder argues that are three key constituents of this condition: the use of existing cultural materials for one's own production, the way in which new meaning is established as a collective endeavour, and the underlying role of algorithms and automated decision-making processes that reduce and give shape to massive volumes of data. These three characteristics define what Stalder calls 'the digital condition'. Stalder also examines the profound political implications of this new culture. We stand at a crossroads between post-democracy and the commons, a concentration of power among the few or a genuine widening of participation, with the digital condition offering the potential for starkly different outcomes.This ambitious and wide-ranging theory of our contemporary digital condition will be of great interest to students and scho