Race and racism persist online in ways that are both new and unique to the Internet,
alongside vestiges of centuries-old forms that reverberate significantly both offline and on …

Millions of people around the world today spend portions of their lives in online virtual
worlds. Second Life is one of the largest of these virtual worlds. The residents of Second Life …

The legal and technical rules governing flows of information are out of balance, argues Julie
E. Cohen in this original analysis of information law and policy. Flows of cultural and …

As more and more fans rush online to share their thoughts on their favorite shows or video
games, they might feel like the process of providing feedback is empowering. However, as …

An exploration of the modalities, affective intensities, and disturbing qualities of online
pornography. Digital production tools and online networks have dramatically increased the …

How reconsidering digital media and participatory cultures from the standpoint of disability
allows for a full understanding of accessibility While digital media can offer many …

Lively and impressive. I can easily imagine this text being used by both gender and women's
studies undergraduates and postgraduates. In particular it will enable students to get a …

Selling Digital Music, Formatting Culture documents the transition of recorded music on CDs
to music as digital files on computers. More than two decades after the first digital music files …

In this collection, Lisa Nakamura and Peter A. Chow-White bring together interdisciplinary,
forward-looking essays that explore the complex role that digital media technologies play in …

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the
world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure …