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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Other Authors: Bernal, Victoria (Editor), Pype, Katrien 1978- (Editor), Rodima-Taylor, Daivi (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford Berghahn 2023
Series:Anthropology of media Volume 12
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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"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781805390336
DOI:10.3167/9781805390299