Race in Cyberspace [Paperback]

Beth Kolko (Editor), Lisa Nakamura (Editor), Gilbert Rodman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000 | ISBN-10: 0415921635 | ISBN-13: 978-0415921633 | Edition: 1

Groundbreaking and timely, Race in Cyberspace brings to light the important yet vastly overlooked intersection of race and cyberspace.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Race in Cyberspace is relevant to a rhetorically-based vision of the field because it opens up opportunities for a more insightful understanding of how race can operate in environments that assume it is- and should be- irrelevant.
–Adam J. Banks, Technical Communication Quarterly

This collection is the first scholarly attempt to examine issues of race in 'cyberspace.' A discussion of this subject in any medium has been pressing for more than a decade. Despite the exponential growth of the computer industry and network communications during the last twenty years, considerations of the role of 'race' in the production and popular uses of the technology have been repressed. For breaking the silence, this book will remain an important contribution... This collection will enrich scholar's understanding of race in 'cyberspace'.
–Maria Fernandez, Callaloo

About the Author

Beth Kolko is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas at Arlington. Lisa Nakamura is Assistant Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gilbert B. Rodman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415921635
• ISBN-13: 978-0415921633
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,357,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lisa Nakamura is the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, Professor in the Institute of Communication Research and Media Studies Program and Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. She is currently interested in the role of women and racial minorities in the early digital industries, racial discrimination in virtual worlds, sex, race, and labor in social networks, and racial humor online.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diversity in Cyberspace, March 3, 2001

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Ms. Janni Aragon (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Race in Cyberspace (Paperback)

This anthology adds to a growing literature about the multiple aspects of cyberspace. I found several of the chapters particularly helpful in the examination of the intersections of race and gender in cyberspace. While there are many books that deal with gender and cyberspace, there are not as many that deal with race or racism for that matter. If you read and enjoyed _Cyberghetto or Cybertopia? Race, Class and Gender on the Internet_, you will appreciate this book.

2 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, Biased and Bland, August 11, 2003

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Armand D Sanchez - See all my reviews

This review is from: Race in Cyberspace (Paperback)

I had Dr. Nakamura in a Cyberspaec Literature class at Sonoma State University. Unfortunately, her teaching was as bad as the book.

1) It is incredibly boring. How a dozen authors managed to turn an exciting new field into boring concepts and trite sayings is byond me.

2) This book is, to use a Don DeLillo term, "White Noise". This means there are lots of words, but they have little meaning. You can read for dozens of pages and not learn a single thing

3) Bad Layout. The essays are only haphazardly organized, and there's no way to tell which will be good or bad.

Do not read this book in class or for pleasure.