Cryptopolitics exposure, concealment, and digital media
"Hidden information, double meanings, double-crossing, and the constant processes of encoding and decoding messages have always been important techniques in negotiating social and political power dynamics. Yet these tools, "cryptopolitics," are transformed when used within digital med...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Berghahn Books
2023, 2023
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| Series: | Anthropology of media
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Hidden information, double meanings, double-crossing, and the constant processes of encoding and decoding messages have always been important techniques in negotiating social and political power dynamics. Yet these tools, "cryptopolitics," are transformed when used within digital media. Focusing on African societies, Cryptopolitics brings together empirically grounded studies of digital media to consider public culture, sociality, and power in all its forms, illustrating the analytical potential of cryptopolitics to elucidate intimate relationships, political protest, and economic strategies in the digital age"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1805390309 1805390333 9781805390299 |