Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory
Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2021
128 pages
978-1-5292-1816-9 (ISBN)
Description
Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as 'memories' and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember?
Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.
Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Not illustrated
File size
0,83 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-1816-9 (9781529218169)
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Ben Jacobsen | David Beer
Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory
Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past
Book
04/2021
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
€55.40
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Persons
Ben Jacobsen is a researcher based at the University of York.
David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.
David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.
Content
Introduction: Unpicking The Automation Of Memory Making
A Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The Memorable
The Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The Memorable
The Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of Remembering
Conclusion: Sorting The Past
A Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The Memorable
The Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The Memorable
The Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of Remembering
Conclusion: Sorting The Past
