A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social Media

A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social MediaDiscover the intriguing world of online behavior with *A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social Media* by Tony Sampson. This book offers a fresh perspective on how social media platforms shape our identities and interactions in today's digital landscape. An essential read for anyone interested in media theory, digital culture, and the complexities of social media, this book provides vital insights into the phenomenon of 'sleepwalkers'individuals navigating the

Discover the intriguing world of online behavior with *A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social Media* by Tony Sampson. This book offers a fresh perspective on how social media platforms shape our identities and interactions in today's digital landscape. An essential read for anyone interested in media theory, digital culture, and the complexities of social media, this book provides vital insights into the phenomenon of 'sleepwalkers'—individuals navigating the vast expanse of digital communication without fully realizing its implications. Employing a blend of philosophical and theoretical frameworks, including ideas from A.N. Whitehead and Gabriel Tarde, Sampson invites readers to explore the darker aspects of social media: viral content, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. With 208 pages of thought-provoking content published by John Wiley & Sons in 2020, this brand new edition (ISBN: 9781509537419) is an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the power dynamics at play in the social media sphere. Engage with concepts of identity, community, and the impact of technological mediation on our lives. Don't miss your chance to navigate the complexities of contemporary social media history and influence. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509537419
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 208


Description:
Positing online users as 'sleepwalkers', Tony Sampson offers an original and compelling approach for understanding how social media platforms produce subjectivities.Drawing on a wide range of theorists, including A.N. Whitehead and Gabriel Tarde, he provides tools to track his sleepwalker through the 'dark refrain of social media': a refrain that spreads through viral platform architectures with a staccato-like repetition of shock events, rumours, conspiracy, misinformation, big lies, search engine weaponization, data voids, populist strongmen, immune system failures, and far-right hate speech. Sampson's sleepwalker is not a pre-programmed smartphone junkie, but a conceptual personae intended to dodge capture by data doubles and lookalikes. Sleepwalkers are neither asleep nor wide awake; they are a liminal experimentation in collective mimicry and self-other relationality. Their purpose is to stir up a new kind of community that emerges from the potentialities of revolutionary contagionAt a time in which social media is influencing more people than ever, A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social Media is an important reference for students and scholars of media theory, digital media and social media.