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There is increasing awareness of the development of newer "smart"
and more interactive media, at precipitate speed, in many parts of
the world. The concept of change-as opposed to continuity-is
central to the increasing interest in digital media. However, this
focus has not yet been matched by substantive theoretical
discussions, or by extensive empirical examinations of
computer-mediated communication and intercultural communication.
Against such a backdrop, this volume offers theoretical insights,
fresh evidence and rich applications as it assesses the nature of
digital culture(s) in order to address assumptions about the
present state of mediated global society(ies) and their future
trajectory. Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital
media are implemented across cultures and are contested and
negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book
showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with
diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world. As such, this
volume presents a rich and colorful tapestry that provides
opportunities for comparative analyses and deepened international
understandings of digital media connections, particularly in the
areas of identity, community and politics.
This anthology - the first of its kind in eight years - collects
some of the best and most current research and reflection on the
complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated
communication (CMC). The contributions cohere around the central
question: how will core religious understandings of identity,
community and authority shape and be (re)shaped by the
communicative possibilities of Web 2.0? The authors gathered here
address these questions in three distinct ways: through
contemporary empirical research on how diverse traditions across
the globe seek to take up the technologies and affordances of
contemporary CMC; through investigations that place these
contemporary developments in larger historical and theological
contexts; and through careful reflection on the theoretical
dimensions of research on religion and CMC. In their introductory
and concluding essays, the editors uncover and articulate the
larger intersections and patterns suggested by individual chapters,
including trajectories for future research.
This anthology - the first of its kind in eight years - collects
some of the best and most current research and reflection on the
complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated
communication (CMC). The contributions cohere around the central
question: how will core religious understandings of identity,
community and authority shape and be (re)shaped by the
communicative possibilities of Web 2.0? The authors gathered here
address these questions in three distinct ways: through
contemporary empirical research on how diverse traditions across
the globe seek to take up the technologies and affordances of
contemporary CMC; through investigations that place these
contemporary developments in larger historical and theological
contexts; and through careful reflection on the theoretical
dimensions of research on religion and CMC. In their introductory
and concluding essays, the editors uncover and articulate the
larger intersections and patterns suggested by individual chapters,
including trajectories for future research.
There is increasing awareness of the development of newer "smart"
and more interactive media, at precipitate speed, in many parts of
the world. The concept of change-as opposed to continuity-is
central to the increasing interest in digital media. However, this
focus has not yet been matched by substantive theoretical
discussions, or by extensive empirical examinations of
computer-mediated communication and intercultural communication.
Against such a backdrop, this volume offers theoretical insights,
fresh evidence and rich applications as it assesses the nature of
digital culture(s) in order to address assumptions about the
present state of mediated global society(ies) and their future
trajectory. Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital
media are implemented across cultures and are contested and
negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book
showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with
diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world. As such, this
volume presents a rich and colorful tapestry that provides
opportunities for comparative analyses and deepened international
understandings of digital media connections, particularly in the
areas of identity, community and politics.
Islamic extremism is the dominant security concern of many
contemporary governments, spanning the industrialised West to the
developing world. Narrative Landmines explores how rumours fit into
and extend narrative systems and ideologies, particularly in the
context of terrorism, counter-terrorism, and extremist
insurgencies. Its concern is to foster a more sophisticated
understanding of how oral and digital cultures work alongside
economic, diplomatic, and cultural factors that influence the
struggles between states and non-state actors in the proverbial
battle of hearts and minds. Beyond face-to-face communication, the
authors also address the role of new and social media in the
creation and spread of rumours. As narrative forms, rumours are
suitable to a wide range of political expression, from citizens,
insurgents, and governments alike, and in places as distinct as
Singapore, Iraq, and Indonesia-the case studies presented for
analysis. The authors make a compelling argument for understanding
rumours in these contexts as "narrative IEDs," low-cost, low-tech
weapons that can successfully counter such elaborate and expansive
government initiatives as outreach campaigns or strategic
communication efforts. While not exactly the same as the advanced
technological systems or Improvised Explosive Devices to which they
are metaphorically related, narrative IEDs nevertheless operate as
weapons that can aid the extremist cause.
Islamic extremism is the dominant security concern of many
contemporary governments, spanning the industrialised West to the
developing world. Narrative Landmines explores how rumours fit into
and extend narrative systems and ideologies, particularly in the
context of terrorism, counter-terrorism, and extremist
insurgencies. Its concern is to foster a more sophisticated
understanding of how oral and digital cultures work alongside
economic, diplomatic, and cultural factors that influence the
struggles between states and non-state actors in the proverbial
battle of hearts and minds. Beyond face-to-face communication, the
authors also address the role of new and social media in the
creation and spread of rumours. As narrative forms, rumours are
suitable to a wide range of political expression, from citizens,
insurgents, and governments alike, and in places as distinct as
Singapore, Iraq, and Indonesia-the case studies presented for
analysis. The authors make a compelling argument for understanding
rumours in these contexts as "narrative IEDs," low-cost, low-tech
weapons that can successfully counter such elaborate and expansive
government initiatives as outreach campaigns or strategic
communication efforts. While not exactly the same as the advanced
technological systems or Improvised Explosive Devices to which they
are metaphorically related, narrative IEDs nevertheless operate as
weapons that can aid the extremist cause.
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