Transgression 2.0 : Media, Culture, and the Politics of a Digital Age

One doesn't need to look far to find examples of contemporary locations of cultural opposition. Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current mediascape. And as digital age transgression becomes increasingly essential, it also becomes more difficult to define and protect. The contributions in this collection are organized into six sections that address the use of new technologies to alter existing cultural messages, the incorporation of technology and alternative media in transformation of everyday cultural practices and institutions, and the reuse and repurposing of technology to focus active political engagement and innovative social change. Bringing together a variety of scholars and case studies, Transgression 2.0 will be the first key resource for scholars and students interested in digital culture as a transformative intervention in the types, methods and significance of cultural politics. Flip The Script: Political Mashups As Transgressive Texts / Richard L. Edwards -- Audible Transgressions: Art And Aesthetics After The Mashup / David J. Gunkel -- Source Material Everywhere [[g.]lit/ch Remix]: A Conversation With Mark Amerika / Mark Amerika -- Saw Fandom And The Transgression Of Fan Excess / Paul Booth -- Is The Rectum Still A Grave? Anal Sex, Pornagraphy, And Transgression / Stephen Maddison -- Making Bodies Visible: Post-feminism And The Pornographacation Of Online Identities / Sarah Neely -- Bdsm And Transgression 2.0: The Case Of Kink.com / Grant Kien -- Sick Stuff: Law, Criminality, And Obscenity / Julian Petley -- Abusing The Media: Viral Validity In A Republic Of Spam / Mark Nunes -- Breaking The News: Power And Secrecy In The Age Of The Internet / Ted Gournelos -- My Day Of Fame On Digg.com: Race, Representation, And Resistance In Web 2.0 / Vanessa Au -- Fandom 2.0: And Interview With Henry Jenkins / Fandom 2.0 -- Soveirgn Networks, Pre-emptive Transgression, Communications Warfare: Case Studies In Social Movement Media / Jack Z. Bratich -- Monsters In The Metropolis: Pirate Utopias And The New Politics Of Space / Debra Benita Shaw -- On The Mexican State's War On Drug Violence: Transgression In The Representation And Circulation Of Los Perros Salvajes / Héctor Fernández L'hoeste -- Social Media And The Representation Of Summit Protests: Youtube, Riot Porn, And The Anarchist Tradition / Michael Truscello. Edited By Ted Gournelos And David J. Gunkel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "One doesn't need to look far to find examples of contemporary locations of cultural opposition. Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current mediascape. And as digital age transgression becomes increasingly essential, it also becomes more difficult to define and protect. The contributions in this collection are organized into six sections that address the use of new technologies to alter existing cultural messages, the incorporation of technology and alternative media in transformation of everyday cultural practices and institutions, and the reuse and repurposing of technology to focus active political engagement and innovative social change. Bringing together a variety of scholars and case studies, Transgression 2.0 will be the first key resource for scholars and students interested in digital culture as a transformative intervention in the types, methods and significance of cultural politics."--Bloomsbury Publishing. "One doesn't need to look far to find examples of contemporary locations of cultural opposition. Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current mediascape. And as digital age transgression becomes increasingly essential, it also becomes more difficult to define and protect. The contributions in this collection are organized into six sections that address the use of new technologies to alter existing cultural messages, the incorporation of technology and alternative media in transformation of everyday cultural practices and institutions, and the reuse and repurposing of technology to focus active political engagement and innovative social change. Bringing together a variety of scholars and case studies, Transgression 2.0 will be the first key resource for scholars and students interested in digital culture as a transformative intervention in the types, methods and significance of cultural politics"--Provided by publisher Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current mediascape. This book addresses the multifaceted aspects of transgression in the digital age, from piracy to audio mashups. Introduction: transgression today Mashup/remix/repurpose Pornography and beyond Media 2.0: legitimacy, power, and information Law, social disturbance and political unrest.