Manuel Castells

Society and the Internet

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, General Interest, Internet Studies, Research and Learning, Social Issues, Social Science Research , , , ,

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the Internet and related social media and digital technologies to the forefront of societies across the globe. Whether in supporting social distancing, working at home, or online courses, people are increasingly dependent on online media for everyday life and work. If you are teaching courses on the social aspects of … Continue reading Society and the Internet

Society and the Internet: a new reader for courses

Bill Dutton Fifth Estate, General Interest, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Governance, Internet Studies, OII, Political Implications, Shaping the Internet, Social Issues, Social Science Research , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A new book edited by Mark Graham and myself is in print and available for courses: Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives. It is published by Oxford University Press, and material about the book is available on their website at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199662005.do How is society being shaped by the diffusion … Continue reading Society and the Internet: a new reader for courses