Description
Book SynopsisWhile the sheer number of apps is overwhelming, as are the range of activities they address, each one offers an opportunity for us to seek out meaning in the mundane.
Appified is the first scholarly volume to examine individual apps within the wider historical and cultural context of media and cultural studies scholarship.
Trade ReviewThe theoretical and methodological breadth is impressive. From the popular to the forgotten, from casual games to rape reporting, these chapters weave a rich tapestry of the multiple meanings of apps for politics, society, and everyday life."" - Amelia Arsenault, Georgia State University
""Morris and Murray have assembled an all-star cast to reveal the spectacular power of the software in all of our pockets. Appified is an essential collection for students and scholars of digital media culture, and all who seek to understand the indelible imprint of apps on our daily lives."" - ennifer Holt, University of California, Santa Barbara
