Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks

by Tony D. Sampson

Book Overview

In this thought-provoking work, Tony D. Sampson presents a contagion theory fit for the age of networks. Unlike memes and microbial contagions, Virality does not restrict itself to biological analogies and medical metaphors. It instead points toward a theory of contagious assemblages, events, and affects. For Sampson, contagion is not necessarily a positive or negative force of encounter; it is how society comes together and relates.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816670056
• ISBN13: 9780816670055
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"