{"product_id":"9781509501274","title":"The Ambivalent Internet Mischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Ambivalent Internet\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhitney Phillips | Ryan M. Milner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Internet \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book explores the weird and mean and in-between that characterize everyday expression online, from absurdist photoshops to antagonistic Twitter hashtags to deceptive identity play. \u003cp\u003eWhitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner focus especially on the ambivalence of this expression: the fact that it is too unwieldy, too variable across cases, to be essentialized as old or new, vernacular or institutional, generative or destructive. Online expression is, instead, all of the above. This ambivalence, the authors argue, hinges on available digital tools. That said, there is nothing unexpected or surprising about even the strangest online behavior. Ours is a brave new world, and there is nothing new under the sun – a point necessary to understanding not just that online spaces are rife with oddity, mischief, and antagonism, but why these behaviors matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ambivalent Internet\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of digital media and related fields across the humanities, as well as anyone interested in mediated culture and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRyan M. Milner\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Communication at the College of Charleston. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhitney Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Literary Studies and Writing at Penfield College, Mercer University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 July 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509501274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380063957132,"sku":"9781509501274","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509501274_db0f2ae4-f348-4ffb-a5cc-cabecae99e80.jpg?v=1781091112","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509501274","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}