Research Catalog

Title

After the Internet / Ramesh Srinivasan & Adam Fish.

Author

Srinivasan, Ramesh

Publication

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2017.

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Details

Additional Authors

Fish, Adam

Description

viii, 160 pages; 23 cm

Summary

In the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations, and concern that the internet has heightened rather than combatted various forms of political and social inequality, it is time we ask: What comes after a broken internet? Ramesh Srinivasan and Adam Fish reimagine the internet from the perspective of grassroots activists and citizens on the margins of political and economic power. They explore how the fragments of the existing internet are being utilised - alongside a range of peoples, places, and laws - to make change possible. From indigenous and non-western communities and activists in Tahrir Square, to imprisoned hackers and whistleblowers, this book illustrates how post-digital cultures are changing the internet as we know it - from a system which is increasingly centralized, commodified, and "personalized", into something more in line with its original spirit: autonomous, creative, subversive. The book looks past the limitations of the internet, reconceptualizing network technology in relation to principles of justice and equality. Srinivasan and Fish advocate for an internet that blends the local concerns of grassroots communities and activists with the need to achieve scalable change and transformation. Written by two highly respected scholars in the field, this compelling book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the quality and future of the internet.

Subject

• Internet > Social aspects
• Internet > Economic aspects
• COMPUTERS > Internet > General
• Internet
• Neue Medien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: after the Internet -- Reimagining technology with global communities -- Hacking the hacktivists -- Media activism: shaping online and offline networks -- After the clouds: do silk roads lead to data havens? -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFD 18-1547

ISBN

• 9781509506170
• 1509506179
• 9781509506187
• 1509506187

LCCN

2017009318

OCLC

988255976

Author

Srinivasan, Ramesh, author.

Title

After the Internet / Ramesh Srinivasan & Adam Fish.

Publisher

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2017.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Fish, Adam, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Srinivasan, Ramesh. After the Internet. Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2017 9781509506200 (DLC) 2017026160

Research Call Number

JFD 18-1547