
Writing the Public in Cyberspace
Redefining Inclusion on the Net
Ann Travers(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. May 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-138-88341-3 (ISBN)
Description
Popular claims that new information technology will expand democratic and public spaces are problematic given the exclusive history of the public and the restriction of access to computer technology to elites. This book investigates patterns of behavior in a cybercommunity consisting of Americans and Canadians, and discusses the ways in which these so-called public spaces are likely to reshape the boundaries between social insiders and outsiders rather than eliminate them. Traverse analyses the ways in which the norms for participation within cyberspaces often play a role in undermining public tendencies, but notes that new information technologies provide educators, feminists, and other social groups concerned with broadening the inclusive nature of public spaces with unique opportunities. The book's final section explores current efforts by feminists on-line to expand public access for women and suggests further strategies for developing more genuinely inclusive public spaces. (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oregon,1996; revised with new introduction, bibliography, and index)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-88341-3 (9781138883413)
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Content
Chapter 1: Promises, Promises, Promises, Chapter 2: Case Study of the National Capital Freenet, Chapter 3: Policing the Subject-Social Control in ncf.general, Chapter 4: Educational Change and the Public Sphere, Chapter 5: Feminist Counterpublics, Chapter 6: Public Technologies, Index