[Air-L] New Book and Book Launch event - The Web of knowledge (Polity)

[Shani Evenstein Sigalov]

Congrats, Giota!
Wonderful to see this book launched.

Best,
Shani.

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Dr. Shani Evenstein Sigalov
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow & AI-BRIDGES
<https://ai-bridges.org> project director
Digital Humanities Research Hub
School of Advanced Study, University of London.



On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM Giota Alevizou via Air-L <
air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
>
> I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, *The Web of
> Knowledge*
> <
> https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-web-of-knowledge-encylopedias-and-authority-in-the-digital-age--9780745646282
> >,
> by Polity, which is now on general release in the UK (e-book and US edition
> in April).
>
>
> This book has been a long time coming - stitched together across more than
> two decades of research, reflection and reinvention. Drawing on media
> studies, science and technology studies, and digital humanities, *The Web
> of Knowledge* offers a genealogy of encyclopedic authority that speaks
> directly to contemporary debates about AI, platform governance, and the
> future of collective knowledge. It is a book about encyclopedias — but also
> about the changing conditions under which knowledge becomes legitimate,
> credible, and governable.
>
>
> *You are cordially invited to my **book launch event on 11 March*
> <https://www.tickettailor.com/events/digitalhumanitieskcl/2063700> from
> 6.00 pm, followed by drinks. The event takes place at King’s College London
> (Strand Campus). Registration details/exact location are in the link.
>
>
> The evening will be a conversation about the histories and challenges of
> current knowledge ecologies. I will be joined by Professor Emerita *Robin
> Mansell* <https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/robin-mansell> and Professor *Elena
> Simperl* <https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/elena-simperl>.
>
>
> I'd love to see any UK AoIR-istas there.
>
>
> Please contact me if you'd like any inspection copies, would like a review,
> or for anything else.
>
>
>
>
> —
>
> *Praise*
>
>
> "This fascinating genealogy reveals how encyclopedias - commercial and
> commons-based - influence the authoritative status of knowledge and why
> epistemic justice and resistance to biases depend on future choices about
> who controls the production, credibility, and accessibility of knowledge."
> *Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science*
>
> "This book shows encyclopedias have been reinvented for the digital age -
> reshaped by new media, changing institutions, and the politics of
> knowledge. Must-read!"
>
>
> *Jimmy Wales, Wikimedia Foundation *"With the vast amount of information
> swirling around us, Giota Alevizou's new book is a crucial guide to how
> knowledge is being assembled, ordered and mediated, and to the profound
> consequences these structures have for meaning and knowing."
>
>
> *David Beer, University of York *"What happens to knowledge structures in
> the digital age? This book is timely, authoritative, and important –
> encyclopaedic in the best sense of the word."
> *Caroline Bassett, University of Cambridge*
>
>
>
> ===============
>
> *Dr Giota Alevizou | Lecturer in Digital Humanities & Culture*
>
> *Programme co-Director *MA in Digital Futures
> <
> https://online.kcl.ac.uk/online-masters/digital-futures-ma#:~:text=The%20Digital%20Futures%20MA%20covers,and%20influence%20the%20digital%20world
> .>
>
> Department of Digital Humanities | King’s College London
>
>
> *Profile* <https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/giota-alevizou>*  | **BlueSky*
> <https://bsky.app/profile/giotita.bsky.social>* | **LinkedIn*
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-giota-alevizou/>
>
>
>
>
>
> *New publications*
>
> Alevizou, G. (2026). *The Web of Knowledge*
> <
> https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-web-of-knowledge-encylopedias-and-authority-in-the-digital-age--9780745646282
> >.
> Cambridge: Polity
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