The Digital Divide

Author : Mark Bauerlein
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812203879
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Criticism written by Mark Bauerlein and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the study of literature has extended to cultural contexts, critics have developed a language all their own. Yet, argues Mark Bauerlein, scholars of literature today are so unskilled in pertinent sociohistorical methods that they compensate by adopting cliches and catchphrases that serve as substitutes for information and logic. Thus by labeling a set of ideas an "ideology" they avoid specifying those ideas, or by saying that someone "essentializes" a concept they convey the air of decisive refutation. As long as a paper is generously sprinkled with the right words, clarification is deemed superfluous. Bauerlein contends that such usages only serve to signal political commitments, prove membership in subgroups, or appeal to editors and tenure committees, and that current textual practices are inadequate to the study of culture and politics they presume to undertake. His book discusses 23 commonly encountered terms—from "deconstruction" and "gender" to "problematize" and "rethink"—and offers a diagnosis of contemporary criticism through their analysis. He examines the motives behind their usage and the circumstances under which they arose and tells why they continue to flourish. A self-styled "handbook of counterdisciplinary usage," Literary Criticism: An Autopsy shows how the use of illogical, unsound, or inconsistent terms has brought about a breakdown in disciplinary focus. It is an insightful and entertaining work that challenges scholars to reconsider their choice of words—and to eliminate many from critical inquiry altogether.

Author : Jan van Dijk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509534466
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Digital Divide written by Jan van Dijk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted for close to twenty-five years. In this textbook, Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it. Through an accessible framework based on empirical research, he explores the motivations and challenges of seeking access and the development of requisite digital skills. He addresses key questions such as: Does digital inequality reduce or reinforce existing, traditional inequalities? Does it create new, previously unknown social inequalities? While digital inequality affects all aspects of society and the problem is here to stay, Van Dijk outlines policies we can put in place to mitigate it. The Digital Divide is required reading for students and scholars of media, communication, sociology, and related disciplines, as well as for policymakers.

Author : Benjamin M. Compaine
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262531931
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Digital Divide written by Benjamin M. Compaine and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'digital divide' refers to the gap between those who have access to the latest information technologies and those who do not. This book presents data supporting the existence of such a divide in the 1990s along racial, economic, and education lines.

Author : Mark Warschauer
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262303698
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology and Social Inclusion written by Mark Warschauer and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-09-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States. A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521002233
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Divide written by Pippa Norris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is widespread concern that the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264187766
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schooling for Tomorrow Learning to Bridge the Digital Divide written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09-19 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents analysis of the "learning digital divide" in different countries - developed and developing - and the policies and specific innovations designed to bridge it.

Author : Lisa J. Servon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470775289
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridging the Digital Divide written by Lisa J. Servon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist. Examines unequal access to information technology in the United States. Analyses the success or failure of policies designed to address the digital divide. Draws on extensive fieldwork in several US cities. Makes recommendations for future public policy. Series editor: Manuel Castells.

Author : Elad Segev
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780631782
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Google and the Digital Divide written by Elad Segev and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneficial to scholars and students in the fields of media and communication, politics and technology, this book outlines the significant role of search engines in general and Google in particular in widening the digital divide between individuals, organisations and states. It uses innovative methods and research approaches to assess and illustrate the digital divide by comparing the popular search queries in Google and Yahoo in different countries as well as analysing the various biases in Google News and Google Earth. The different studies developed and presented in this book provide various indications of the increasing customisation and popularisation mechanisms employed by popular search engines, which together with “organising the world’s information inevitably also intensify information inequalities and reinforce commercial and US-centric priorities and agendas. Develops an extensive historical investigation of information, power and the digital divide Provides new social and political perspectives to understand search engines in general and Google in particular Suggests original methods to study and assess the digital divide as well as the extent of commercialisation and Americanisation worldwide

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Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1621969185
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalization and the Digital Divide written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Petr Lupač
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787565475
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Digital Divide written by Petr Lupač and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book advances the understanding of the relationship between social inequality and Internet use by bringing forth a new, contextual approach. It encourages a rethinking of the information society theory, information policies, and the role of social science in the process of informatization.