Death and Digital Media

Death and Digital Media
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9781317422051
ISBN-13 : 1317422058
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Death and Digital Media by : Michael Arnold

Download or read book Death and Digital Media written by Michael Arnold and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death and Digital Media provides a critical overview of how people mourn, commemorate and interact with the dead through digital media. It maps the historical and shifting landscape of digital death, considering a wide range of social, commercial and institutional responses to technological innovations. The authors examine multiple digital platforms and offer a series of case studies drawn from North America, Europe and Australia. The book delivers fresh insight and analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on anthropology, sociology, science and technology studies, human-computer interaction, and media studies. It is key reading for students and scholars in these disciplines, as well as for professionals working in bereavement support capacities.


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