1st Edition
The Promiscuity of Network Culture Queer Theory and Digital Media
By Robert Payne
Copyright 2015
180 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Liking, sharing, friending, going viral: what would it mean to recognize these current modes of media interaction as promiscuous ? In a contemporary network culture characterized by a proliferation of new forms of intimate mediated sociality, this book argues that promiscuity is a new standard of user engagement. Intimate relations among media users and between users and their media are... Read more
Introduction: "Are We Sluts?" 1. Virality Minus the Virus 2. Frictionless Sharing 3. Media Whore 4. Index Case 5. Contagious Acts Conclusion
Biography
Robert Payne is Assistant Professor of Global Communications at the American University of Paris, France.
