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Opting out of digital media / Bonnie Brennen

Author
Brennen, Bonnie
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
vii, 133 pages ; 23 cm.

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Getting started -- Opting out trends -- The digital divide -- Cultural materialism -- Opting out research -- Identity creation -- 2.Digital temperance movement -- Technology-free zones -- Apps to unplug -- Sabbath Manifesto -- Digital detox -- Unplugged programs, camps and vacations -- Longer digital detoxes -- Children, teens and digital technology -- Screen-free activities and camps -- 3.The case of artificial intelligence -- Brain hacking -- Artificial intelligence defined -- Challenges of A.I. -- A.I. and algorithms -- Robot fears in film -- A Luddite fallacy? -- A.I. and work -- A.I. and fake news -- 4.Coexisting technologies -- Diverse media -- Paper books -- Journals and writing implements -- Instant cameras and flip phones -- The typewriter -- The resurgence of vinyl -- Vinyl collections -- Vinyl's physicality -- The identity of vinyl -- 5.The culture of opting out -- Media resisters -- Intentional communities -- Technology and simple living -- Environmental concerns -- Cultural and religious identities -- Influences of digital technologies -- 6.Online privacy concerns -- Always listening -- Smart devices and privacy -- Smart device research -- Interviewees' privacy concerns -- Data breaches and security concerns -- Popular culture and security concerns -- Online banking concerns -- Time to push back? -- 7.The case of social media -- The development of Facebook -- The delete Facebook movement -- Facebook nonusers -- Digital natives' social media concerns -- Balancing social media usage -- Social media nonusers -- 8.The status of opting out -- Technology and power relations -- Class issues and technology -- Fears of technology -- Developing cultural identity.
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ISBN
9781138601734 hardcover alkaline paper
113860173X hardcover alkaline paper
0429469942
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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