1st Edition

Information

By Micky Lee Copyright 2021
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive, easy-to-understand introductory guide to information, offering students the critical tools they need to shift their positioning from consumers and users to creators and critics. Searching, accessing, and using information are central to most daily lives. Yet, many users are not able to define what information is, identify who controls information, and... Read more
1. Introduction: What do we do with information? 2. Defining 3. Searching 4. Accessing 5. Using 6. Creating 7. Conclusion: Can we do more with information?

Biography

Micky Lee is Professor of Media Studies at Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA. She has published in the areas of feminist political economy, information, technologies, and finance. Her latest books are Media technologies for work and play in East Asia: Critical perspectives on Japan and the two Koreas, Alphabet, Understanding the Business of Global Media in the Digital Age, and Bubbles and Machines: Gender, Information, and Financial Crises.