Internet studies : past, present and future directions / by Panayiota Tsatsou.

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Tsatsou, Panayiota, 1976-

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TextPublisher: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781409446422
1409446425
1409446417
9781409446415
1409473872
9781409473879
1317113624
9781317113621
1317113616
9781317113614
1785390627
9781785390623

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Internet Studies : Past, Present and Future Directions.DDC classification:

302.23/1 23

LOC classification:

HM1017 .T73 2014

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Contents:

Introduction : moving from mass media to internet studies? -- Writing the histories of the internet and of its study : certainties and enigmas -- Theorising the internet : crafting an internet theory? -- Studying the role of the internet in a real-life context : opportunities versus risks? -- Research and the internet : moving towards internet research? -- Conclusion : the unexpected future of the internet and its study.

Summary: A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps out areas of certainty and uncertainty in the study of the Internet and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods.

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A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps out areas of certainty and uncertainty in the study of the Internet and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods.

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