Description:
The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society offers critical assessments of theoretical and applied research on digitally-mediated communication, a central area of study in the 21st century.
- Unique for its emphasis on digital media and communication and for its use of business and management perspectives, in addition to cultural, developmental, political and sociological perspectives
- Entries are written by scholars and some practitioners from around the world, with exceptional depth and international scope of coverage in five themes: Social Media, Commercial Applications, Online Gaming, Law and Policy, and Information and Communicative Technology for Development
- Features leading research in the fields of Media and Communication Studies, Internet Studies, Journalism Studies, Law and Policy Studies, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, and many more
- Organized in an accessible A-Z format with over 150 entries on key topics ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 words
- Part of The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication series, published in conjunction with the International Communication Association.
Online version available at
www.wileyicaencyclopedia.com
Review Quotes:
"Libraries that support programs in communication, digital humanities, mass communication, or new media research will want to acquire this set. . . Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 July 2015)
"The entries are for the most part engaging and well-written and doubtless many scholars will enjoy reading them.....this reviewer enjoyed and gained much from reading it." (Reference Reviews 2016)