{"product_id":"beyond-globalization-a-aneesh-9780813551548","title":"Beyond Globalization: Making New Worlds in Media, Art, and Social Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes living in a globally networked society mean that we are moving toward a single, homogenous world culture? Or, are we headed for clashes between center and periphery, imperial and subaltern, Western and non-Western, First and Third World? The interdisciplinary essays in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Globalization \u003c\/i\u003epresent us with another possibility--that new media will lead to new kinds of \"worldmaking.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provocative volume brings together the best new work of scholars within such diverse fields as history, sociology, anthropology, film, media studies, and art. Whether examining the inauguration of a virtual community on the website Second Life or investigating the appropriation of biotechnology for transgenic art, this collection highlights how mediated practices have become integral to global culture; how social practices have emerged out of computer-related industries; how contemporary apocalyptic narratives reflect the anxieties of a U.S. culture facing global challenges; and how design, play, and technology help us understand the histories and ideals\u003cbr\u003ebehind the digital architectures that mediate our everyday actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Aneesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813551544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813551548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"A. Aneesh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425074594047,"sku":"9780813551548","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0d2af41-2d78-4036-8bf8-2077ece23ac5.jpg?v=1761536835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-globalization-a-aneesh-9780813551548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}