Digital Keywords: A Vocabulary of Information Society and Culture (Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology, 8)

About the author -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Benjamin Peters -- 1. Activism / Guobin Yang -- 2. Algorithm / Tarleton Gillespie -- 3. Analog / Jonathan Sterne -- 4. Archive / Katherine D. Harris -- 5. Cloud / John Durham Peters -- 6. Community / Rosemary Avance -- 7. Culture / Ted Striphas -- 8. Democracy / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen -- 9. Digital / Benjamin Peters -- 10. Event / Julia Sonnevend -- 11. Flow / Sandra Braman -- 12. Forum / Hope Forsyth -- 13. Gaming / Saugata Bhaduri -- 14. Geek / Christina Dunbar-Hester -- 15. Hacker / Gabriella Coleman -- 16. Information / Bernard Geoghegan -- 17. Internet / Thomas Streeter -- 18. Meme / Limor Shifman -- 19. Memory / Steven Schrag -- 20. Mirror / Adam Fish -- 21. Participation / Christopher Kelty -- 22. Personalization / Stephanie Ricker Schulte -- 23. Prototype / Fred Turner -- 24. Sharing / Nicholas A. John -- 25. Surrogate / Jeffrey Drouin -- Appendix: over two hundred digital keywords -- About the contributors.;Digital Keywords gathers pointed, provocative short essays on more than two dozen keywords by leading and rising digital media scholars from the areas of anthropology, digital humanities, history, political science, philosophy, religious studies, rhetoric, science and technology studies, and sociology. Digital Keywords examines and critiques the rich lexicon animating the emerging field of digital studies. In The Age Of Search, Keywords Increasingly Organize Research, Teaching, And Even Thought Itself. Inspired By Raymond Williams's 1976 Classic Keywords, The Timely Collection Digital Keywords Gathers Pointed, Provocative Short Essays On More Than Two Dozen Keywords By Leading And Rising Digital Media Scholars From The Areas Of Anthropology, Digital Humanities, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Rhetoric, Science And Technology Studies, And Sociology. Digital Keywords Examines And Critiques The Rich Lexicon Animating The Emerging Field Of Digital Studies. This Collection Broadens Our Understanding Of How We Talk About The Modern World, Particularly Of The Vocabulary At Work In Information Technologies. Contributors Scrutinize Each Keyword Independently: For Example, The Recent Pairing Of Digital And Analog Is Separated, While Classic Terms Such As Community, Culture, Event, Memory, And Democracy Are Treated In Light Of Their Historical And Intellectual Importance. Metaphors Of The Cloud In Cloud Computing And The Mirror In Data Mirroring Combine With Recent And Radical Uses Of Terms Such As Information, Sharing, Gaming, Algorithm, And Internet To Reveal Previously Hidden Insights Into Contemporary Life. Bookended By A Critical Introduction And A List Of Over Two Hundred Other Digital Keywords, These Essays Provide Concise, Compelling Arguments About Our Current Mediated Condition. Digital Keywords Delves Into What Language Does In Today's Information Revolution And Why It Matters. -- Publisher's Description Introduction / Benjamin Peters -- Activism / Guobin Yang -- Algorithm / Tarleton Gillespie -- Analog / Jonathan Sterne -- Archive / Katherine D. Harris -- Cloud / John Durham Peters -- Community / Rosemary Avance -- Culture / Ted Striphas -- Democracy / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen -- Digital / Benjamin Peters -- Event / Julia Sonnevend -- Flow / Sandra Braman -- Forum / Hope Forsyth -- Gaming / Saugata Bhaduri -- Geek / Christina Dunbar-hester -- Hacker / Gabriella Coleman -- Information / Bernard Georghegan -- Internet / Thomas Streeter -- Meme / Limor Shifman -- Memory / Steven Schrag -- Mirror / Adam Fish -- Participation / Christopher Kelty -- Personalization / Stephanie Ricker Schulte -- Prototype / Fred Turner -- Sharing / Nicholas A. John -- Surrogate / Jeffrey Drouin -- Appendix: Over Two Hundred Digital Keywords -- About The Contributors. Edited By Benjamin Peters. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Many Teens Today Who Use The Internet Are Actively Involved In Participatory Cultures--joining Online Communities (facebook, Message Boards, Game Clans), Producing Creative Work In New Forms (digital Sampling, Modding, Fan Videomaking, Fan Fiction), Working In Teams To Complete Tasks And Develop New Knowledge (as In Wikipedia), And Shaping The Flow Of Media (as In Blogging Or Podcasting). A Growing Body Of Scholarship Suggests Potential Benefits Of These Activities, Including Opportunities For Peer-to-peer Learning, Development Of Skills Useful In The Modern Workplace, And A More Empowered Conception Of Citizenship. Some Argue That Young People Pick Up These Key Skills And Competencies On Their Own By Interacting With Popular Culture; But The Problems Of Unequal Access, Lack Of Media Transparency, And The Breakdown Of Traditional Forms Of Socialization And Professional Training Suggest A Role For Policy And Pedagogical Intervention. This Report Aims To Shift The Conversation About The Digital Divide From Questions About Access To Technology To Questions About Access To Opportunities For Involvement In Participatory Culture And How To Provide All Young People With The Chance To Develop The Cultural Competencies And Social Skills Needed. Fostering These Skills, The Authors Argue, Requires A Systemic Approach To Media Education; Schools, Afterschool Programs, And Parents All Have Distinctive Roles To Play.--publisher's Description. Executive Summary -- The Needed Skills In The New Media Culture -- Enabling Participation -- Why We Should Teach Media Literacy: Three Core Problems -- What Should We Teach? Rethinking Literacy -- Core Media Literacy Skills -- Who Should Respond? A Systemic Approach To Media Education -- The Challenge Ahead: Ensuring That All Benefit From The Expanding Media Landscape. Henry Jenkins (p.i.) With Ravi Purushotma ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 119-129). How the digital revolution has shaped our languageIn the age of search, keywords increasingly organize research, teaching, and even thought itself. Inspired by Raymond Williams's 1976 classic Keywords, the timely collection Digital Keywords gathers pointed, provocative short essays on more than two dozen keywords by leading and rising digital media scholars from the areas of anthropology, digital humanities, history, political science, philosophy, religious studies, rhetoric, science and technology studies, and sociology. Digital Keywords examines and critiques the rich lexicon animating the emerging field of digital studies.This collection broadens our understanding of how we talk about the modern world, particularly of the vocabulary at work in information technologies. Contributors scrutinize each keyword independently: for example, the recent pairing of digital and analog is separated, while classic terms such as community, culture, event, memory, and democracy are treated in light of their historical and intellectual importance. Metaphors of the cloud in cloud computing and the mirror in data mirroring combine with recent and radical uses of terms such as information, sharing, gaming, algorithm, and internet to reveal previously hidden insights into contemporary life. Bookended by a critical introduction and a list of over two hundred other digital keywords, these essays provide concise, compelling arguments about our current mediated condition.Digital Keywords delves into what language does in today's information revolution and why it matters. Many teens today who use the Internet are actively involved in participatory culturesjoining online communities (Facebook, message boards, game clans), producing creative work in new forms (digital sampling, modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction), working in teams to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (as in Wikipedia), and shaping the flow of media (as in blogging or podcasting). A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these activities, including opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, development of skills useful in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship. Some argue that young people pick up these key skills and competencies on their own by interacting with popular culture; but the problems of unequal access, lack of media transparency, and the breakdown of traditional forms of socialization and professional training suggest a role for policy and pedagogical intervention. This report aims to shift the conversation about the "digital divide" from questions about access to technology to questions about access to opportunities for involvement in participatory culture and how to provide all young people with the chance to develop the cultural competencies and social skills needed. Fostering these skills, the authors argue, requires a systemic approach to media education; schools, afterschool programs, and parents all have distinctive roles to play. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning