Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents (Paperback)

Digital hyperconnectivity is a defining fact of our time. The Silicon Valley dream of universal connection - the dream of connecting everyone and everything to everyone and everything else, everywhere and all the time - is rapidly becoming a reality. In this wide-ranging and sharply argued book, Rogers Brubaker develops an original interpretive account of the pervasive and unsettling changes brought about by hyperconnectivity. He traces transformations of the self, social relations, culture, economics, and politics, giving special attention to underexplored themes of abundance, miniaturization, convenience, quantification, and discipline. He shows how hyperconnectivity prepared us for the pandemic and how the pandemic, in turn, has prepared us for an even more fully digitally mediated future. Throughout, Brubaker underscores the ambivalence of digital hyperconnectivity, which opens up many new and exciting possibilities, yet at the same time threatens human freedom and flourishing. Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents will be essential reading for everyone interested in the constellation of socio-technical forces that are profoundly remaking our world.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	R Brubaker
Dimensions:	227 x 154 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-5453-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	1-5095-5453-X
Barcode:	9781509554539

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