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

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. 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. How the digital revolution has shaped our language 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. "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"--Provided by publisher