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Streaming culture : subscription platforms and the unending consumption of culture

Arditi, David, author.
Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2021]

Encouraging us to look beyond the seemingly limitless supply of multimedia content, David Arditi calls attention to the underlying dynamics of instant viewing - in which our access to our favourite binge-worthy show, blockbuster movie or hot new album release depends on any given service's willingness, and ability, to license it.

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Author: Arditi, David, 1982-
Subject: Digital media
Publication Year:2021
Language:English
Published:Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2021]
ISBN:9781839827730
1839827734
9781839827730 (Print)
Series:SocietyNow
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- STREAMING CULTURE -- SocietyNow -- Endrosements -- STREAMING CULTURE: Subscription Platforms and the Unending Consumption of Culture -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction: Caught in the Stream -- Culture -- Streaming -- Why Does Streaming Culture Matter? -- Interactions with Cultural Texts -- Shifting Capitalism -- Layout of the Book -- Notes -- 2. Digital Retail: Disruption, Distribution, and Disintermediation -- Sharing -- Disruption -- Distribution and Disintermediation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Streaming Music: Unending Consumption Begins -- The Album Replacement Cycle -- Beats, Spotify, Apple and the Streaming Era -- Listening in the Streaming Era -- User-Generated Music Streaming Platforms -- Notes -- 4. Streaming Film: Simultaneous Release, Circumventing Censorship, and Indies -- The Changing Film Experience -- Independent Streaming -- Censorship -- No More DVD Collections -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Streaming TV: The Golden Age of TV and Flow Interrupted -- From VHS to DVR: Trying to Watch a Show -- Political Economy of Streaming Television -- Binge-watching -- Golden Age of Television -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6. Streaming Video Games: Never Own a Game Again -- The Changing Video Game Commodity -- Video Game Streaming Culture -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7. New Cultural Forms: Dominant, Residual, and Emergent -- Streaming Culture: "Dominant, Residual, and Emergent" -- Dominant Streams -- Instant Ink -- Software, Spyware and Anti-virus -- Residual -- Vinyl -- Emergent -- Vloggers -- Twitch -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8. Conclusion -- Subscriptions and Unending Consumption -- Caught in the Stream -- Streaming in the Future -- Notes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Course: SOC380

Availability at HKSYU Library


Location Call number Status
English Book (4/F) 302.231 ARD 2021 Available