Algorithmic Desire: Toward a New Structuralist Theory of Social Media

(Part of the Diaeresis Series)

by Matthew Flisfeder

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In Algorithmic Desire, Matthew Flisfeder shows that social media is a metaphor that reveals the dominant form of contemporary ideology: neoliberal capitalism. The preeminent medium of our time, social media's digital platform and algorithmic logic shape our experience of democracy, enjoyment, and desire. Weaving between critical theory and analyses of popular culture, Flisfeder uses examples from The King's Speech, Black Mirror,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081014333X

ISBN13:9780810143333

Release Date:March 2021

Publisher:Northwestern University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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