One of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life.
Politicians can no longer run for office without a digital media strategy, new communication technologies are a fundamental infrastructure for the economy, and the internet has become an invaluable tool for cultural production and consumption. Yet as more of our political, economic, and cultural interaction occurs over digital media, the ability to create and manipulate both content and networks becomes real power.
Castells and the Media introduces a great thinker, presents original theories about the network society, and encourages readers to use these theories to help them understand the importance of digital media and social networks in their own lives.
About the Author
Philip Howard is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington.
Features
Concise introduction to the key thinker Manuel Castells and his relation to media and communication.
As with all volumes in the theory and media series, this book is written specifically for undergraduate students of media and communication.
Introduces the key concepts in Castells’ work and puts them in the context of other work on media.
Includes an appendix of exercises for the classroom.
Written by an internationally renowned scholar of new media and politics.
