{"product_id":"anonymous-9780226765136","title":"Anonymous","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rich sociological analysis of how and why we use anonymity.   In recent years, anonymity has rocked the political and social landscape. There are countless examples: An anonymous whistleblower was at the heart of President Trump's first impeachment, an anonymous group of hackers compromised more than 77 million Sony accounts, and best-selling author Elena Ferrante resolutely continued to hide her real name and identity. In Anonymous, Thomas DeGloma draws on a fascinating set of contemporary and historical cases to build a sociological theory that accounts for the many faces of anonymity. He asks a number of pressing questions about the social conditions and effects of anonymity. What is anonymity, and why, under various circumstances, do individuals act anonymously? How do individuals accomplish anonymity? How do they use it, and, in some situations, how is it imposed on them?  To answer these questions, DeGloma tackles anonymity thematically, dedicating each chapter to a distinct type of anonymous action, including ones he dubs protective, subversive, institutional, and ascribed. Ultimately, he argues that anonymity and pseudonymity are best understood as performances in which people obscure personal identities as they make meaning for various audiences. As they bring anonymity and pseudonymity to life, DeGloma shows, people work to define the world around them to achieve different goals and objectives.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/i\u003e does what sociology does best: to take a concept (in this case anonymity and pseudonymity) and explore it as a performative practice, a practice of sociality, and as linked to institutional structures. This book is a major addition to the sociological canon.” -- Gary Alan Fine, author of Fair Share: Senior Activism, Tiny Publics, and the Culture of Resistance\u003cbr\u003e\"Attention must be paid! In this performance, grounded in the traditions of symbolic interaction, Thomas DeGloma has produced a foundational book for an emerging field, a field  badly in need of one. As digital technologies continue to alter the, meaning, discovery, hiding and validation of identity, understanding anonymity and its’ extended family (e.g. pseudonymity, pseudo-anonymity, secrecy, privacy, surveillance and so much more), is ever more important. The book’s useful concepts bring coherence and integration to a plentitude of engaging empirical examples across cultures and time periods. Most welcome!\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Gary T. Marx, author of Windows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Anonymous Acts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Social Dynamics of Anonymous Acts\u003cbr\u003e Naming, Namelessness, and Pseudo-Names\u003cbr\u003e Freedom and Constraint in the Breach of Personal Identity \u003cbr\u003e The Exhibitionist and the Voyeur: Anonymity and Information Control \u003cbr\u003e Impersonal Agencies: Someone, Anyone, Everyone, and No One \u003cbr\u003e Culture and Meaning in the Performance of Anonymity \u003cbr\u003e Outline of the Book \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Protective Anonymity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Concealed Authorship and the Performance of Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e Social Ethics of Anonymity\u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Altruism and Charity\u003cbr\u003e The Screened Confession and the Masquerade\u003cbr\u003e The Impartiality of Impersonality and the Performance of Academic Evaluation \u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Communities and Forums\u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Therapeutics and the Case of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003cbr\u003e Computer-Mediated Anonymous Forums\u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Consumption and Exchange\u003cbr\u003e Exploiting Protective Anonymity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Subversive Anonymity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Subversive Art and Literature \u003cbr\u003e Masked Social Movements and Anonymous Rebellion \u003cbr\u003e The Religious, Theatrical, and Festive Roots of Masked Social Protest \u003cbr\u003e Masked Movements and Their Subversive World Orders \u003cbr\u003e The Anonymous Performances of Ku Klux Klan Terror \u003cbr\u003e Performing the Digital Guerrilla Insurgency: The Hacker Networks of Anonymous \u003cbr\u003e The Klan and Anonymous: Shared Characteristics of Subversive Anonymity \u003cbr\u003e FBI Counterintelligence and the Anonymous Subversion of Subversive Activity \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. The Anonymity of Social Systems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Institutions and Systems as Cover Representations \u003cbr\u003e Wall Street and the Financial Crisis \u003cbr\u003e Corporate Personhood and Electoral Politics \u003cbr\u003e The NSA, Big Tech, and Electronic Surveillance \u003cbr\u003e Distance Killing and the Nation at War\u003cbr\u003e The Modern State as “Humane” Executioner \u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Labor and Systems of Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. The Anonymity of Types and Categories \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Typification and Social Performance\u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Others in Situated Encounters \u003cbr\u003e The Anonymity of Class and Occupation \u003cbr\u003e Anonymous Sex \u003cbr\u003e Racial Typification, Law Enforcement, and Police Violence \u003cbr\u003e Cisgaender Typification and the Segregation of Public Restrooms \u003cbr\u003e Analytic Typifications \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. The Social Contradictions of Our Hidden Identities \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unmasking Acts \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732920152407,"sku":"9780226765136","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226765136.jpg?v=1719998951","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anonymous-9780226765136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}