Mediated Memories in the Digital Age

by José van Dijck

Book Overview

Many people deploy photo media tools to document everyday events and rituals. For generations we have stored memories in albums, diaries, and shoeboxes to retrieve at a later moment in life. Autobiographical memory, its tools, and its objects are pressing concerns in most people's everyday lives, and recent digital transformation cause many to reflect on the value and meaning of their own "mediated memories." Digital photo cameras, camcorders,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756244
• ISBN13: 9780804756242
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"