{"product_id":"cultural-democracy-now-9781032057842","title":"Cultural Democracy Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositioning cultural democracy in a historical context and in a context of adjacent movements such as the creative commons, open source movement, and maker movement, this book goes back to first principles and asks what personhood means in the twenty-first century, what cultural democracy means, why we should want it, and how we can work towards it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new book, the author provides a timely untangling of the various historical meanings of the term and explores the various ways in which it has been co-opted, suggesting that it has a strength that we should open up to examination with a view to reinvigorating it. Just as importantly, the book situates cultural democracy within the wider framework of progressive political and social movements, and of the impact of new digital information and communication technologies. To those unfamiliar with the term, it introduces cultural democracy through related concepts such as digital cultural politics, participatory democracy, and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Autonomous Vehicles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Mind and the Body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Problems with Selfhood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Dennett's Solution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Narratives and Consciousness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Darwin and Evolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Genes and Memes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Late to the Party\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Cultural Landscapes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. The First Tools - Language and numbers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Nature of Tools - Conviviality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Gamification - Shopping as Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Selling Ourselves - Quantified Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. The Price of Fame - Film and Celebrity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Liking our Selves - Social Media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Buying the Culture - IP and Creativity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Making a Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Community, Citizenship, and Creativity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Codifying Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Cultural Democracy - A Definition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Cultural Democracy and Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Cultural Democracy and Economics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Cultural Democracy and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. ALL Together Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Final Word about Language\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018816422231,"sku":"9781032057842","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032057842.jpg?v=1750778258","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultural-democracy-now-9781032057842","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}