Domestication of Media and Technology

by Maren Hartmann, Yves Punie, Thomas Berker

This book provides an overview of a key concept in media and technology studies: domestication. Theories around domestication shed light upon the process in which a technology changes its status from outrageous novelty to an aspect of everyday life which is taken for granted. The contributors collect past, current and future applications of the concept of domestication, critically reflect on its theoretical legacy, and offer comments about further...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335217680
• ISBN13: 9780335217687
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"