{"product_id":"the-participatory-cultures-handbook-aaron-delwiche-9780415882231","title":"The Participatory Cultures Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did we get from Hollywood to YouTube? What makes Wikipedia so different from a traditional encyclopedia? Has blogging dismantled journalism as we know it? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur media landscape has undergone a seismic shift as digital technology has fostered the rise of \"participatory culture,\" in which knowledge is originated, created, distributed, and evaluated in radically new ways. \u003cem\u003eThe Participatory Cultures Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable, interdisciplinary guide to this rapidly changing terrain. With short, accessible essays from leading geographers, political scientists, communication theorists, game designers, activists, policy makers, physicists, and poets, this volume will introduce students to the concept of participatory culture, explain how researchers approach participatory culture studies, and provide original examples of participatory culture in action. Topics include crowdsourcing, crisis mapping, grid computing, digital activism in authoritarian countries, collaborative poetry, collective intelligence, participatory budgeting, and the relationship between video games and civic engagement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Delwiche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415882230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415882231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013","brand":"Aaron Delwiche","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086315761919,"sku":"9780415882231","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c0741b8-a407-44f9-a730-a8f4bd99bf59.jpg?v=1769093983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-participatory-cultures-handbook-aaron-delwiche-9780415882231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}