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Book SynopsisDigital, Political, Radical is a siren call to the field of media and communications and the study of social and political movements. We must put the politics of transformation at the very heart of our analyses to meet the global challenges of gross inequality and ever-more impoverished democracies.
Trade Review"A brilliant work of critical theory. This insightful analysis of the economic and political crises of our time points out the reasons why radical politics have eroded. Fenton also argues that the recent waves of digitally enabled mobilizations around the world may not be what effective democracy really looks like. This rich, well written book raises fascinating questions about the democratizing potential of digital media in neoliberal society. A call to action for scholars across the social sciences."
Lance Bennett, University of Washington "Rather than repeating the old slogans that make digital media into the savior of democracy, Natalie Fenton's new book anchors networked media in contemporary capitalism. Economic inequality, global financialization, and corporate dominance configure the settings of mediated sociality – and the very centrality of digital media to this economic order provides the opening for the radical politics we need to change the system.'
Jodi Dean, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
"This book is political, timely and needed. The analyses of previous research in the areas of digital media and digital activism will be of great use to those studying and researching protest, the limits of liberal democracy and potential areas of change."
Global Policy
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction: Sowing the Seeds of Dissent Chapter 2: Digital Activism: A New Means of and a New Meaning of Being Political Chapter 3: Digital Media, Radical Politics and Counter Public Spheres Chapter 4: Passion and Politics: Radical Politics and Mediated Subjects Chapter 5: Radical Politics and Organisational Form in Theory and in Practice Chapter 6: On Being Political and the Politics of Being Chapter 7: Conclusion: Putting Politics Back in the Picture? Notes References Index
