[ecrea] Book announcement: Networked Affect

It is a great pleasure to announce that Networked Affect, a collected
volume edited by Ken Hillis, Michael Petit and myself exploring the
interconnections of internet research and theories of affect, is freshly
out with MIT Press (http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/networked-affect):

Our encounters with websites, avatars, videos, mobile apps, discussion
forums, GIFs, and nonhuman intelligent agents allow us to experience
sensations of connectivity, interest, desire, and attachment—as well as
detachment, boredom, fear, and shame. Some affective online encounters
may arouse complex, contradictory feelings that resist dualistic
distinctions. In this book, leading scholars examine the fluctuating and
altering dynamics of affect that give shape to online connections and
disconnections. Doing so, they tie issues of circulation and
connectivity to theorizations of networked affect. Their diverse
investigations—considering subjects that range from online sexual
dynamics to the liveliness of computer code—demonstrate the value of
affect theories for Internet studies.

The contributors investigate networked affect in terms of /intensity,
sensation,/ and /value/. They explore online intensities that range from
Tumblr practices in LGBTQ communities to visceral reactions to animated
avatars; examine the affective materiality of software in such platforms
as steampunk culture and nonprofit altporn; and analyze the ascription
of value to online activities including the GTD (“getting things done”)
movement and the accumulation of personal digital materials.

Contributors: James Ash, Alex Cho, Jodi Dean, Melissa Gregg, Ken Hillis,
Kylie Jarrett, Tero Karppi, Stephen Maddison, Susanna Paasonen, Jussi
Parikka, Michael Petit, Jennifer Pybus, Jenny Sundén, Veronika Tzankova

cheers,
Susanna

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Susanna Paasonen
Professor of Media Studies
Deputy head, School of History, Culture and Art Studies
University of Turku
<(suspaa /at/ utu.fi) <mailto:(suspaa /at/ utu.fi)>>

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