Web.Studies [Paperback]

Bringing together the work of scholars, experts, and established online authors, this comprehensive book offers an analysis of contemporary web-based culture and arts plus the impact of the web on international economics, politics, and law.

Featuring an introduction to the web and how it works, the book also outlines the theories and methodology of cyberculture studies and explores aspects of everyday life online: art and commerce, global communities and the politics of Internet access and activism.

This second edition has content updates and new chapters on the latest developments and controversies in cyberspace.

David Gauntlett is Professor of Media and Audiences at the University of Bournemouth.

Ross Horsley is completing a Ph.D. at the Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds.

Bringing together the work of scholars, experts, and established online authors, this comprehensive book offers an analysis of contemporary web-based culture and arts plus the impact of the web on international economics, politics, and law.