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  • Machines That Become Us

    The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology

    by James E. Katz ...
    Social critics and artificial intelligence experts have long prophesized that computers and robots would soon relegate humans to the dustbin of history. Many among the general population seem to have shared this fear of a dehumanized future. But how are people in the twenty-first century actually reacting to the ever-expanding array of gadgets and networks at their disposal? Is computer anxiety a ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Connections

    Social and Cultural Studies of the Telephone in American Life

    by James E. Katz ...
    Perhaps no other technology has done so much to so many, but been studied by so few, as the telephone. Even as its physical size diminishes, the telephone is becoming more important. In Connections, now available in paperback, James E. Katz gives greater visibility to this important element in modern life.Katz examines how the telephone reveals gender relations in a way not predicted by feminist ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Mobile Communication

    Dimensions of Social Policy

    by James E. Katz ...
    In the few short decades since their commercial deployment, 5 billion people—about three-quarters of all humanity, including children—have become mobile phone users. No technology has even approached the mobile phone's wildfire success. Effects of this success are apparent everywhere, ranging from accident scenes and earthquake rescue efforts to demeanor in the classroom and at dinner tables. No ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • The Seedlings - Alien Harvest

    The Seedlings, #1

    by James Katz ...
    Series Book 1 - The Seedlings
    Under the veil of a summer night, Eight Hundred and Twenty-One humans were abruptly whisked away from the Earth and transplanted onto an alien planet millions of miles distant. Their journey was a harrowing odyssey, marked by clandestine experimentation that left indelible imprints upon each traveler, some more profound than others. Bereft of all possessions, they stepped forth from the hull of ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strange Universe

    The Seedlings, #2

    by James Katz ...
    Series Book 2 - The Seedlings
    Having survived their abduction from Earth and an Intergalactic war, the colonists now confront something more insidious. How they handle this new terrifying revelation may change the past and future of their universe. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sex & Money - 3 Sexy Stories!

    by Carly Katz, Jolie James, Jeanette Lavia ...
    Travel to a world where decadence, freedom, lust and passion all collide in SEX & MONEY, a collection of three stories from a trio of erotic professionals known for getting their readers hot and bothered: Jeanette Lavia, Jolie James and Carly Katz.This bundle includes (also available separately):THE ASSISTANT'S BILLIONAIRE FANTASY by Jeanette Lavia.Scott Marshall is rich, powerful, and extremely ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mediating the Human Body

    Technology, Communication, and Fashion

    Edited by Leopoldina Fortunati, James E. Katz, Raimonda Riccini ...
    The ever-increasing integration of technology and the human body is attracting attention from religious, business, and political leaders around the world, and the topic promises to be a significant social issue in the 21st century. In Mediating the Human Body: Technology, Communication, and Fashion, editors Leopoldina Fortunati, James E. Katz, and Raimonda Riccini bring together a thoughtful group ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Philosophy of Emerging Media

    Understanding, Appreciation, Application

    Edited by Juliet Floyd, James E. Katz ...
    The term "emerging media" responds to the "big data" now available as a result of the larger role digital media play in everyday life, as well as the notion of "emergence" that has grown across the architecture of science and technology over the last two decades with increasing imbrication. The permeation of everyday life by emerging media is evident, ubiquitous, and destined to accelerate. No ... Read more

    $64.89 CAD

  • Nudging Choices Through Media

    Ethical and philosophical implications for humanity

    Edited by James Katz, Katie Schiepers, Juliet Floyd ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book addresses the growing use of computerized systems to influence people’s decisions without their awareness, a significant but underappreciated sea-change in the way the world works. To assess these systems, this volume’s contributors explore the philosophical and ethical dimensions of algorithms that guide people’s behavior by nudging them toward choices preferred by systems architects. ... Read more

    $166.49 CAD

  • Perceiving the Future through New Communication Technologies

    Robots, AI and Everyday Life

    Edited by James Katz, Juliet Floyd, Katie Schiepers ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The volume offers multiple perspectives on the way in which people encounter and think about the future. Drawing on the perspectives of history, literature, philosophy and communication studies, an international ensemble of experts offer a kaleidoscope of topics to provoke and enlighten the reader. The authors seek to understand the daily lived experience of ordinary people as they encounter new ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Magic in the Air

    Mobile Communication and the Transformation of Social Life

    Edited by James E. Katz ...
    In this timely volume, James E. Katz, a leading authority on social consequences of communication technology, analyzes the way new mobile telecommunications affect daily life both in the United States and around the world. Magic in the Air is the most wide-ranging analysis of mobile communication to date. Katz investigates the spectrum of social aspects of the cell phone's impact on society and ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Journalism and Truth in an Age of Social Media

    Edited by James E. Katz, Kate K. Mays ...
    Truth qualities of journalism are under intense scrutiny in today's world. Journalistic scandals have eroded public confidence in mainstream media while pioneering news media compete to satisfy the public's appetite for news. Still worse is the specter of "fake news" that looms over media and political systems that underpin everything from social stability to global governance. This volume aims to ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD