Opting out of digital media / Bonnie Brennen.
Opting out of Digital Media showcases the role of human agency and cultural identity in the development and use of digital technologies. Based on academic research, news and trade reports, popular culture and 105 in-depth interviews, this book explores the contemporary "opting out" trend....
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Series: | Disruptions (Routledge (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Getting started: Opting out trends; The digital divide; Cultural materialism; Opting out research; Identity creation
- 2. Digital temperance movement: Technology-free zones; Apps to unplug; Sabbath Manifesto; Digital detox; Unplugged programs, camps and vacations; Longer digital detoxes; Children, teens and digital technology; Screen-free activities and camps
- 3. The case of artificial intelligence: Brain hacking; Artificial intelligence defined; Challenges of A.I; A.I. and algorithms; Robot fears in film; A Luddite fallacy? A.I. and work; A. I. and fake news
- 4. Coexisting technologies: Diverse media; Paper books; Journals and writing implements; Instant cameras and flip phones; The typewriter; The resurgence of vinyl; Vinyl collections; Vinyl's physicality; The identity of vinyl
- 5. The culture of opting out: Media resisters; Intentional communities; Technology and simple living; Environmental concerns; Cultural and religious identities; Influences of digital technologies
- 6. Online privacy concerns: Always listening; Smart devices and privacy; Smart device research; Interviewees' privacy concerns; Data breaches and security concerns; Popular culture and security concerns; Online banking concerns; Time to push back?
- 7. The case of social media: The development of Facebook; The delete Facebook movement; Facebook nonusers; Digital natives' social media concerns; Balancing social media usage; Social media nonusers
- 8. The status of opting out: Technology and power relations; Class issues and technology; Fears of technology; Developing cultural identity.