Description: Against a backdrop of increasingly intrusive technologies, Trine Syvertsen explores the digital detox phenomenon and the politics of disconnection from invasive media. With a wealth of examples, the book demonstrates how self-regulation online is practiced and delves into how it has also become an expression of resistance in the 21st century.
Review Quotes: 'Trine Syvertsen has again fascinated us with a reflexive and nuanced discussion of our guilt-ridden and ambivalent engagement with digital media. Situating the phenomenon of digital detox in the much longer history of media resistance, and its roots in the perceived pervasiveness of digital personal and mobile media, Syvertsen discusses how "the problem" is framed, who is held responsible for solving it (spoiler: you!), what "solutions" are offered, and how these are received among digital media users. A must-read for anyone who has ever owned a smart-phone!'--- Göran Bolin, Professor, Södertörn University, Author of Media Generations and Value and the Media: The Shaping of Culture in Media and Society