Contemporary Publics Shifting Boundaries in New Media, Technology an

If the twentieth century has been dominated by discussions of the public, public life, and the public sphere, Contemporary Publics argues that, in the twenty-first century, we must complicate the singularity of that paradigm and start thinking o

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SHIFTING BOUNDARIES IN NEW MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE

EDITED BY P. David Marshall Glenn D’Cruz Sharyn McDonald Katja Lee

Contemporary Publics

P. David Marshall • Glenn D’Cruz • Sharyn McDonald • Katja Lee Editors

Contemporary Publics Shifting Boundaries in New Media, Technology and Culture

Editors P. David Marshall Deakin University Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Sharyn McDonald Deakin University Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Glenn D’Cruz Deakin University Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Katja Lee Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

ISBN 978-1-137-53323-4 ISBN 978-1-137-53324-1 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53324-1

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Contemporary Publics arose from the Contemporary Publics International Symposium, 24–25 February, 2014, Melbourne, Australia. Our thanks, as an editorial team, begin with the originators of this inaugural symposium and their collation of impressive submissions from multiple disciplines. Our thanks extend to all the participants of the symposium whose contributions and input made the event a success. It has been a privilege to select from, and work with, such talented academics. We would like to thank Deakin University and, in particular, the School of Communication and Creative Arts for supporting the symposium and the Persona, Celebrity, Publics Research group (PCP), an emergent research think tank that has begun to achieve global input and recognition. We would especially like to t