Description
| Product ID: | 9783030851163 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | History, Disrupted |
| Subtitle: | How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past |
| Authors: | Author: Jason Steinhauer |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Communication studies, Communication studies, Historiography, Media studies, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, Business applications, Historiography, Media studies, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Business applications |
| Description: | Social media, Wikipedia, mobile networks, and the viral and visual nature of the Web have inundated the public sphere with historical information and misinformation, changing what we know about our history and History as a discipline. The Internet has changed the past. Social media, Wikipedia, mobile networks, and the viral and visual nature of the Web have inundated the public sphere with historical information and misinformation, changing what we know about our history and History as a discipline. This is the first book to chronicle how and why it matters. Why does History matter at all? What role do history and the past play in our democracy? Our economy? Our understanding of ourselves? How do questions of history intersect with today''s most pressing debates about technology; the role of the media; journalism; tribalism; education; identity politics; the future of government, civilization, and the planet? At the start of a new decade, in the midst of growing political division around the world, this information is critical to an engaged citizenry. As we collectively grapple with the effects of technology and its capacity to destabilize our societies, scholars, educators and the general public should be aware of how the Web and social media shape what we know about ourselves - and crucially, about our past. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-12-08 |
