[Air-L] Book Announcement "Nexus: New Intersections in Internet Research"

[Yana Breindl]

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Peter Lang just published the volume "Nexus: New Intersections in  
Internet Research" (edited by Daniel Araya, Yana Breindl and Tessa J.  
Houghton).

The collection examines the current ways that mass collaboration  
intersects with sociocultural, technosocial and political changes in  
varied contexts, and questions their impact on established  
institutions and modes of production. The growing presence of digital  
technologies and the dramatic impact of networked collaboration pose a  
challenge, not only to the dominant economic paradigm, but also to a  
broad range of received social science thinking. This collection  
interrogates established theories and concepts in the light of recent  
developments and builds upon emergent research and original empirical  
findings.

"This book is a rich and varied exploration of current and emerging  
themes in Internet research, and a testament to the strength and  
diversity of the field." (Axel Bruns, Associate Professor, Creative  
Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology)

"This book reveals significant trends in Internet research and  
provides well-grounded insights into contemporary phenomena  
surrounding the Internet." (Jeremy Hunsinger, Virginia Tech)

"The talented young scholars behind this collection break new ground  
in examining emerging collaborative uses of the Internet and the  
impact of such use across a range of settings. Well-written and  
thematically coherent, this volume takes us deeper into the social  
implications of ICTs, while at the same time ably demonstrating the  
multidisciplinary and transnational character of the developing field  
of Internet studies." (Peter Dahlgren, Professor Emeritus, Media and  
Communication Studies, Lund University, Sweden)


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Yana BREINDL

PhD Candidate
Department of Information and Communication Sciences
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), BELGIUM

Tél.: + 32 (0)2 650 44 46
Fax : +32 (0)2 650 39 21
E-mail: ybreindl at ulb.ac.be
http://www.breindl.eu/