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Crowdfunding the future: Media industries, ethics, and digital society

Bennett, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2264-7596, Chin, Bertha and Jones, Bethan, eds. 2015. Crowdfunding the future: Media industries, ethics, and digital society. Digital Formations, No. 98. Oxford: Peter Lang. 10.3726/978-1-4539-1546-2

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Abstract

The concept of crowdfunding, where grassroots creative projects are funded by the masses through websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, has been steadily gaining attention over the last few years. Crowdfunding the Future undertakes a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the new, and growing, phenomenon of crowdfunding and its encompassment of digital society and media industries. The book offers a wide range of perspectives and empirical research, providing analyses of crowdfunded projects, the interaction between producers and audiences, and the role that websites such as Kickstarter play in discussions around fan agency and exploitation, as well as the ethics of crowdfunding. With a series of chapters covering a global range of disciplines and topics, this volume offers a comprehensive overview on crowdfunding, examining and unraveling the international debates around this increasingly popular practice. The book is suitable for courses covering media studies, fandom, digital media, sociology, film production, anthropology, audience, and cultural studies.

Item Type: Book - edited
Book Type: Edited Book
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Schools > Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
N Fine Arts > NE Print media
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433126819
Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026 14:11
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/74121

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