[ecrea] New publication - Networking the Globe: New Technologies and the Postcolonial

this new book might be of interest to you.

/Networking the Globe: New Technologies and the Postcolonial/(Routledge
2015), edited by Florian Stadtler and Ole Birk Laursen with Brian Rock,
is out now.

Contemporary events which have catastrophic global ramifications such as
the current economic crisis or on-going conflicts across the globe are
not only mediated by super-fast digital communication and information
networks, but also conditioned by the presence of rapidly advancing
technologies. From social network sites like YouTube and Facebook to
global satellite news channels like Al Jazeera or the BBC World Service,
digital forms of culture have multiplied in recent years, creating
global conduits and connections which shape our lives in many ways.

Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this book
addresses how new technologies have impacted discussions of identity,
place and nation, and how they are shifting the parameters of
postcolonial thought. Each chapter reflects on current research in its
respective field, and presents new directions on the interconnection
between new technologies and the postcolonial in a contemporary context.
Offering a major intervention in debates around global networks, this
thought-provoking collection highlights innovative research on new
technologies, and its impact on a ‘postcolonial’ world.

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https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138945890

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