Race in Cyberspace | 
 enlarge | Author: Kolko
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 727427
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0415921635
Dewey Decimal Number: 025.063058
EAN: 9780415921633
ASIN: 0415921635
Publication Date: January 2000
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Product Description
Although much has been written about the impact of technology on our daily lives, little attention has been paid to the effects of cyberspace on racial politics and identity. This collection of twelve essays explores this surprisingly underexamined aspect of cyberculture studies as it tackles a broad range of questions: the role played by language in the construction of racialized identities online; offline representations of cyberspace as a racially coded environment; and the impact technology and education has on racial inequities-in terms of access and representation on the web. Groundbreaking and timely, Race in Cyberspace brings to light the important yet vastly overlooked intersection of race and cyberspace.
Contributors: David Crane, Jennifer Gonzalez, Beth E. Kolko, Joe Lockard, Tara McPherson, Lisa Nakamura, Jeffrey A. Ow, Gilbert B. Rodman, David Silver, Jonathan Sterne, Rajani Sudan, Mark Warschauer.
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 Boring, Biased and Bland August 11, 2003
Armand D Sanchez (San Jose, CA USA)
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
I had Dr. Nakamura in a Cyberspaec Literature class at Sonoma State University. Unfortunately, her teaching was as bad as the book.1) It is incredibly boring. How a dozen authors managed to turn an exciting new field into boring concepts and trite sayings is byond me. 2) This book is, to use a Don DeLillo term, "White Noise". This means there are lots of words, but they have little meaning. You can read for dozens of pages and not learn a single thing 3) Bad Layout. The essays are only haphazardly organized, and there's no way to tell which will be good or bad. Do not read this book in class or for pleasure.
 Diversity in Cyberspace March 3, 2001
Ms. Janni Aragon (CA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This anthology adds to a growing literature about the multiple aspects of cyberspace. I found several of the chapters particularly helpful in the examination of the intersections of race and gender in cyberspace. While there are many books that deal with gender and cyberspace, there are not as many that deal with race or racism for that matter. If you read and enjoyed _Cyberghetto or Cybertopia? Race, Class and Gender on the Internet_, you will appreciate this book.
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