Algorithmic Cultures - Essays on Meaning, Performance and New Technologies (Hardcover)

This book provides in-depth and wide-ranging analyses of the emergence, and subsequent ubiquity, of algorithms in diverse realms of social life. The plurality of Algorithmic Cultures emphasizes: 1) algorithms' increasing importance in the formation of new epistemic and organizational paradigms; and 2) the multifaceted analyses of algorithms across an increasing number of research fields. The authors in this volume address the complex interrelations between social groups and algorithms in the construction of meaning and social interaction. The contributors highlight the performative dimensions of algorithms by exposing the dynamic processes through which algorithms - themselves the product of a specific approach to the world - frame reality, while at the same time organizing how people think about society. With contributions from leading experts from Media Studies, Social Studies of Science and Technology, Cultural and Media Sociology from Canada, France, Germany, UK and the USA, this volume presents cutting edge empirical and conceptual research that includes case studies on social media platforms, gaming, financial trading and mobile security infrastructures.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Robert Seyfert • Jonathan Roberge
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-99842-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Numerical analysis Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-99842-7
Barcode:	9781138998421

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