Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory: Classification, Ranking and

Description: Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory by Ben Jacobsen, David Beer Social media platforms hold vast amounts of data about our lives. Content from the past is increasingly being presented in the form of memories. Critically exploring this new form of memory making, this unique book asks how social media are beginning to change the way we remember. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as memories and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember? Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives. Author Biography Ben Jacobsen is a researcher based at the University of York. David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York. Table of Contents Introduction: Unpicking The Automation Of Memory MakingA Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The MemorableThe Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The MemorableThe Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of RememberingConclusion: Sorting The Past Review "[This book] offers a thought-provoking and timely theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms and threats of algorithmic memory making on social media. [It] also provides a clear and accessible introduction to critical issues related to datafication, memory studies, and the politics of algorithmic systems." International Journal of Communication"Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory raises a number of questions that are likely to become increasingly important in the coming years... [and] provides a valuable insight into an issue that has drastic implications not only for how we come to understand our own memories, but also for how the individual is to act within a supposedly free society..." LSE Review of Books Long Description Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as memories and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember? Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives. Review Quote "Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory raises a number of questions that are likely to become increasingly important in the coming years... [and] provides a valuable insight into an issue that has drastic implications not only for how we come to understand our own memories, but also for how the individual is to act within a supposedly free society..." LSE Review of Books Feature * The first book to deal directly and exclusively with the automation of memory in social media. * Extends and develops ideas around algorithmic power, metricisation and targeting, attaching these broader developments to the specifics of social media memory-making.* Explores the technical aspects of social medias automated memory-making, and also draws upon interview data to understand how people respond to having their memories classified and ranked. Details ISBN1529218152 Author David Beer Short Title Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory Pages 128 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529218152 ISBN-13 9781529218152 Format Hardcover Subtitle Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past DEWEY 302.231 Imprint Bristol University Press Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-04-01 UK Release Date 2021-04-01 Publisher Bristol University Press Publication Date 2021-04-01 Alternative 9781529218169 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2021-03-31 Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161878737;

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