Book review: Social media and the automatic production of memory: classification, ranking and the sorting of the past by Ben Jacobsen and David Beer

Bluemink, Matt (2021) Book review: Social media and the automatic production of memory: classification, ranking and the sorting of the past by Ben Jacobsen and David Beer. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (07 Nov 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory: Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past, Ben Jacobsen and David Beer explore how social media platforms are reshaping our processes of memory-making, with algorithms increasingly determining what is memorable to us. This exciting new book offers valuable insight into the implications of putting the production of our memories into the hands of automated systems, finds Matt Bluemink. Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory: Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past. Ben Jacobsen and David Beer. Bristol University Press. 2021.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2022 15:42
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:20
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113165

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