The History, Philosophy, and Law of Free Expression in the United States: Implications for the Digital Age

2017 ◽  
pp. 192-212
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Feldman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Expression

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhavi Mallapragada
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Media ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Indian Immigrant

This concluding chapter revisits the key arguments developed in each of the four chapters and points to key implications of undertaking a study of home in the age of networks. It argues for a reconsideration of the contours of belonging in contemporary contexts of new media and transnationalism through its specific study of Indian immigrant cultures online. It contends that the question of belonging must be applied more thoroughly to the institutional contexts of online media, for not doing so would neglect a very significant alliance between capital and citizenship in the neoliberal, digital age. Furthermore, in the United States, especially since 2001, immigrants, racial and religious minorities, women of color, and the working class have found themselves at the receiving end of the disciplinary practices of neoliberal states and globalization practices. These institutional contexts shape belonging as much as the textual and hypertextual practices that generate categories of exclusion and inclusion in online media.

Megachurches, Celebrity Pastors, and the Evangelical Industrial Complex

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Interactive Technologies ◽  
Congregational Growth

This chapter argues that the accelerated ascendency of megachurch celebrity pastors is best examined and understood in terms of marketing strategy and commodification processes specific to a digital age in which social media and interactive technologies are impacting the identity formation of Christians and non-Christians alike. It demonstrates how relationships between celebrity pastors and their congregants are mediated by cultural and technological shifts as church branding has become integral to evangelical purpose. It compares two campaigns to market books by celebrity pastors—Mark Driscoll's Real Marriage (2012) and Judah Smith's Jesus Is (2013). It considers how pastors have managed to gain celebrity and inspire congregational growth in what is considered one of the least churched cities in the United States—Seattle.

Keeping the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Relevant in the Digital Age

2022 ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Susan E. Zinner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Primary Focus

This chapter considers how the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by every nation except the United States, protects the present and future rights of all children. However, the digital rights of children could not have been anticipated when the treaty was drafted. How should parents, legislators, child advocates, and others strive to both protect children from potential internet harm while still allowing children to develop the requisite skills needed to negotiate the internet alone? How best to achieve the balance between protection and digital participation will be the primary focus of this chapter.

Oral History in the Digital Age

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Schrum ◽  
Sheila Brennan ◽  
James Halabuk ◽  
Sharon Leon ◽  
Tom Scheinfeldt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal History ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Kitchen Table ◽  
History Of

Oral history means many things. It is a record of oral tradition, compiled of stories handed down from one generation to the next, as well as the recording of personal history or experiences. It can involve a formal interview examining a particular topic, such as the history of the space telescope, or a moment in time, such as the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island commercial nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1979. A kind of oral history can also occur informally, when family members share stories around a kitchen table or when a high school student interviews his grandmother about immigrating to the United States. The task of categorizing oral history has become even more challenging in the digital age. It is possible to define online oral history, as resources are available via the Internet that are related to the collecting, cataloging, preserving, or sharing of oral history.

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