Old, new and middle-aged media convergence

Maxwell, Richard and Miller, Toby 2011. Old, new and middle-aged media convergence. Cultural Studies 25 (4-5) , pp. 585-603. 10.1080/09502386.2011.600550

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Abstract

This essay analyzes the myths that swirl around digital media convergence – managerial efficiency, experiential immediacy, global interactivity and interpersonal connectedness – and counters these with an ecological historiography that shows how so-called managerial efficiencies waste natural and human resources; the vaunted experiences of immediacy and interactivity induce ignorance of inter-generational effects of consumption, including long-term harm to workers and the environment; and constant connectedness comes with its own peculiar dispossession of the ability to dwell on the interconnections between human communication and the Earth.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting T Technology > T Technology (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ecological; environment; labour; state; Hollywood; military
Additional Information:	Special Issue: Rethinking Convergence/Culture
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0950-2386
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2020 03:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/52081

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