Book review: the costs of connection: how data is colonizing human life and appropriating it for capitalism by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias

Carter, Laura (2019) Book review: the costs of connection: how data is colonizing human life and appropriating it for capitalism by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (01 Dec 2019). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism, Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias argue that the quantified world is not a new frontier, but rather the continuation and expansion of both colonialism and capitalism. This book shines in using the theory underpinning the idea of data colonialism to articulate sites of resistance, writes Laura Carter.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Q Science J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2020 11:48
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 01:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103447

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