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Record Nr.

UNINA9910260596403321

Titolo

Networked affect / / edited by Ken Hillis, Susanna Paasonen, and Michael Petit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2015]

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2015]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF (vii, 267 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

HillisKen

PaasonenSusanna <1975->

PetitMichael

Disciplina

302.23/1

Soggetti

Affect (Psychology) - Social aspects

Emotions

Social networks

Internet - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Our encounters with websites, avatars, videos, mobile apps, discussion forums, GIFs, and nonhuman intelligent agents allow us to experience sensations of connectivity, interest, desire, and attachment -- as well as detachment, boredom, fear, and shame. Some affective online encounters may arouse complex, contradictory feelings that resist dualistic distinctions. In this book, leading scholars examine the fluctuating and altering dynamics of affect that give shape to online connections and disconnections. Doing so, they tie issues of circulation and connectivity to theorizations of networked affect. Their diverse investigations -- considering subjects that range from online sexual dynamics to the liveliness of computer code -- demonstrate the value of affect theories for Internet studies. The contributors investigate networked affect in terms of intensity, sensation, and value. They explore online intensities that range from Tumblr practices in LGBTQ communities to visceral reactions to animated avatars; examine the affective materiality of software in such platforms as steampunk culture



and nonprofit altporn; and analyze the ascription of value to online activities including the GTD ("getting things done") movement and the accumulation of personal digital materials. ContributorsJames Ash, Alex Cho, Jodi Dean, Melissa Gregg, Ken Hillis, Kylie Jarrett, Tero Karppi, Stephen Maddison, Susanna Paasonen, Jussi Parikka, Michael Petit, Jennifer Pybus, Jenny Sundn, Veronika Tzankova.