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Author:

Taylor, Astra.

Title:

The people's platform : taking back power and culture in the digital age / Astra Taylor.

Publisher:

Metropolitan BooksHenry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

276 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Internet--Social aspects.
Virtual reality.
Equality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A peasant's kingdom -- Unequal uptake -- What we want -- Amateurs versus professionals -- The double anchor -- Drawing a line.

Summary:

Challenging the notions of the Internet as the great leveler of our age, a cultural commentator argues that the world wide web only reflects and enhances real-world inequities, and discusses what we need to do if we want the Internet to truly be a people's platform.

ISBN:

0805093567
9780805093568

LCCN:

2012042645

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)