A History of Digital Media: An Intermedia and Global Perspective - 9781138630222

This text offers students an accessible introduction to the history of digital media from the birth of the computer to the ubiquitous computing that pervades society today. Taking a historical, intermedial, and global approach, 'History of Digital Media' provides readers with a clear, in-depth overview of the main turning points and debates in the history of digital media including the emergence of computers, the Internet, and mobile media. With learning resources and activities in each chapter, the book explores the way 'new' media are firmly intertwined with the social, cultural and political changes of the twentieth century.

• | Author: Gabriele Balbi, Paolo Magaudda
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Apr 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 282 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138630225
• | ISBN-13: 9781138630222