A new philosophy of photography that goes beyond humanist concepts to consider imaging
practices from which the human is absent, as both subject and agent. Today, in the age of …

Images are 'everywhere'. They permeate our academic work, everyday lives, digital and
social media worlds, societal narratives and imagined futures. They inhabit and inspire our …

From the punch card calculating machine to the personal computer to the iPhone and more,
this in-depth text offers a comprehensive introduction to digital media history for students …

Since the growth of social media, human communication has become much more visual.
This book presents a scholarly analysis of the images people post on a regular basis to …

Since the popularisation of the internet, low-income Brazilians have received little
government support to help them access it. In response, they have largely self-financed their …

Social network sites are dynamic online socio-cultural arenas which give users ample and
unprecedented opportunities for self-presentation through the meshing of language with …

Since the 2010s there has been a rapid proliferation of photographic images in social media
of many kinds. Photography has arguably become more intimate–the smartphone as a …

Drawing on 15 months of ethnographic research in one of the most under-developed
regions in the Caribbean island of Trinidad, this book describes the uses and consequences …

The aim of this article is to develop an understanding of what happens when Instagram
photography is used for branding a place. Questions raised are which photographs are …

Aktuell sind dabei in der medialen Berichterstattung vielfach extrem verkürzte,
pauschalisierende und kulturpessimistische Diagnosen zu lesen2: Menschen würden nicht …