Atmospheres and Digital Media : Connection and Disconnection Across Everyday Life by Ana Jorge

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. From parenting and pilgrimage to activism and mourning, this thought-provoking book explores how digital connection-and disconnection-shapes the emotional texture of our lives. Using the concept of `affective atmospheres', the authors examine the feelings that emerge in the interactions between people, platforms and places. Drawing on rich, real-world examples, it explores how digital media infuse our homes, beliefs, rituals and politics with emotion, tension and meaning. A timely exploration of the emotional labour of online life, this book offers fresh insights into how we feel our way through digital culture.
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