Surprise Castle
The Ecology of Attention

The Ecology of Attention - Paperback

$24.99
$26.95
-7%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Yves CittonPublish date:2017-01-30Pages:220
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509503735ISBN-10:1509503730UPC:9781509503735Book Category:Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7R7FS8JG

Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit.

In this new book, cultural theorist Yves Citton goes against the tide of these standard laments to offer a new perspective on the problem of attention in the digital age. Phrases like �paying attention� and �investing one�s attention� attest to our mistaken belief that attention can be conceptualized in narrow economic terms. We are constantly drawn towards attempts to quantify and commodify attention, even down to counting the number of 'likes' a picture receives on Facebook or a video on YouTube. By contrast, Citton argues that we should conceptualize attention as a kind of ecology and examine how the many different environments to which we are exposed - from advertising to literature, search engines to performance art - condition our attention in different ways.

In a world where the demands on our attention are ever-increasing, this timely and original book will be of great interest to students and scholars in media and communications and in literary and cultural studies, and to anyone concerned about the long-term consequences of the profusion of images as well as digital content in the age of the internet.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509503735ISBN-10:1509503730UPC:9781509503735Book Category:Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7R7FS8JG
Yves Citton is Professor of French literature at the University of Grenoble.
Publisher: Polity Press

Contributor(s)

Yves Citton

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All