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Taking back power and culture in the digital age, astra taylor offers a smart and nuanced overview of the new media landscape and an excellent summary of the. Astra taylor is the director of the documentary films zizek. The peoples platform by astra taylor penguin random house. Taking back power and culture in the digital age and democracy may. Astra taylor born september 30, 1979 is a canadianamerican documentary filmmaker, writer, activist and musician. Astra taylor argues that classical media hierarchies are hijacking the populist promise of the internet and envisions a peoples revolt against the corporate web takeover. Taylor is the marshall mcluhan or the neil postman of our new digital economy, the lonely voice raising urgent questions we need to answer together. Forfeiting rights in exchange for access resonatecoop. Astra taylor talked by video link from new york city about her book, the peoples platform. As astra taylor advises in her 2014 book, the peoples platform, many of the silicon valley enterprises that have been variously presented as. Taylor is a cleareyed writer and a provocative thinker. Taking back power and culture in the digital age is a 2014 book by astra taylor. More than 3 absences will result in a reduction of a letter grade for every subsequent.

Appiah and pdfs assigned throughout grading 25 % participation. I n her new book, the peoples platform, astra taylor, a cultural critic and the director of the documentaries zizek. The peoples platform, by astra taylor the new york times. In her excellent new book the people s platform, astra taylor thinks through issues of money and power in the age of the internet with clarity, nuance, and wit. The peoples platform by astra taylor chapters 35 by. This acclaimed book by scott rosenberg is available at in several formats for your ereader. From a cuttingedge cultural commentator, a bold and brillian. Read the peoples platform by astra taylor for free with a 30 day free trial. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Astra taylor is an author with three videos in the cspan video library.

Its central argument challenges the notion that the internet has brought us into an age of cultural democracy. Imagine not using the internet for twentyfour hours. Born in winnipeg, manitoba, taylor grew up in athens, georgia, and was unschooled until age when she enrolled in ninth. The people s platform, astra taylor and cosmopolitanism, kwame a. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. Then you have to read astra taylors the peoples platform, one of the most important books of the year. She is also a documentary filmmaker who directed examined life. Taking back power and culture in the digital age, in which she examines the cultural evolution of the.

Six questions astra taylor on the peoples platform. Taking back power and culture in the digital age ebook. The peoples platform by astra taylor book read online scribd. She is a fellow of the shuttleworth foundation, for her work on challenging predatory practices around debt. The peoples platform by astra taylor the boston globe. Her books include the american book award winner the peoples platform. From a cuttingedge cultural commentator and documentary filmmaker, a bold and brilliant challenge to cherished notions of the internet as the great. Dreaming in code isbn 9781400082469 pdf epub scott. While some have hailed the medium as a platform for diverse voices and the free exchange of information and ideas, taylor shows that these assumptions are suspect at best. The book is fun to read, even as it terrifies you about the future of culture and of the economy.