Critical Theory and Social Media 1st Edition by Thomas Allmer ISBN 1138808768 9781138808768

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ISBN 10: 1138808768
ISBN 13: 9781138808768
Author: Thomas Allmer

Critical Theory and Social Media 1st Edition Table of contents:

Part I: Theoretical foundations

How can the role of the dialectics of productive forces and relations of production be conceptualized by a critical theory of media, technology, and society?

Which theoretical foundations are needed for studying the Internet, privacy, and surveillance critically?

Part II: Case study

Which major advantages and disadvantages of social networking platforms do Austrian students see?

Part III: Techno-social revolution

How can the dialectics of social media be conceptualized by critical theory and what are its political implications?

Note

Part I Theoretical foundations

1 Critical theory and dialectics

Introduction

Foundational concepts of a critical theory of media, technology, and society

The dialectics of productive forces and relations of production

Conclusion: means of communication as means of production

Note

2 Critical Internet and social media studies

Introduction

Foundations of Internet and social media studies

Cognitive theories of the Internet and social media

Communicative theories of the Internet and social media

Cooperative theories of the Internet and social media

Towards a critical theory of the Internet and social media

Conclusion: ideology and commodity critique

3 Critical (Internet) privacy studies Ideology critique

Introduction

Foundations of (Internet) privacy studies

Objective theories of (Internet) privacy

Objective theories of privacy

Objective theories of internet privacy

Subjective theories of (Internet) privacy

Subjective theories of privacy

Subjective theories of Internet privacy

Integrative theories of (Internet) privacy

Integrative theories of privacy

Integrative theories of Internet privacy

Towards a critical theory of (Internet) privacy

Conclusion: capitalist privacy threats vs. corporate privacy protection

4 Critical (Internet) surveillance studies Commodity critique

Introduction

Foundations of (Internet) surveillance studies

Non-panoptic theories of (Internet) surveillance

Non-panoptic theories of surveillance

Non-panoptic theories of Internet surveillance

Panoptic theories of (Internet) surveillance

Panoptic theories of surveillance

Panoptic theories of Internet surveillance

Towards a critical theory of (Internet) surveillance

The Marxian spheres of the economy

(Internet) surveillance in the Marxian spheres of the economy

(Internet) surveillance in the sphere of production

(Internet) surveillance in the sphere of circulation

(Internet) surveillance in the sphere of consumption

Conclusion: capitalist surveillance vs. counter-surveillance

Note

Part II Case study

5 Traditional and critical research of privacy and surveillance on social media

Introduction

Traditional research of privacy on social media

Critical research of surveillance on social media

Conclusion: a critical empirical study of privacy and surveillance on social media

6 Empirical results (Dis)advantages of social media

Introduction

General characteristics of the respondents

Socio-demographic factors of the respondents

Socioeconomic status of the respondents

Advantages of social networking sites

Perceived advantages of social networking sites

Advantages of social networking sites in comparison: bivariate analysis

Disadvantages of social networking sites

Perceived disadvantages of social networking sites

Disadvantages of social networking sites in comparison: bivariate analysis

Conclusion

Notes

Part III Techno-social revolution

7 Critical theory, dialectics, and the (dis)advantages of social media

Introduction

Foundational concepts of a critical theory of media, technology, and society and the (dis)advantages of social media

The dialectics of productive forces and relations of production and the (dis)advantages of social media

Conclusion

Note

8 Conclusion

Technological constraints

Technological potentials

Social potentials

Social constraints

(Dis)like Facebook? Communication and network commons

Commons-based information society

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