Controversial Encounters in the Age of Algorithms : How Digital Technologies Are Stifling Public Debate and What to Do About It / Sine Nørholm Just.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Just, Sine Nørholm, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algorithms.

Technology--Psychological aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2024.

Summary:

How can we have meaningful public conversations in the algorithmic age? This book explores how digital technologies shape our opinions and interactions, often in ways that limit our exposure to diverse perspectives and fuel polarization. Drawing on the ancient art of arguing all sides of a case, the book offers a way to revive public debate as a source of trust and legitimacy in democratic societies. This is a timely and urgent book for anyone who cares about the future of democracy in the digital era.

Contents:

1. The Closing of the Rhetorical Mind2. Press Play: Organizing Digital Communication3. The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere4. Controversial Encounters of the First Kind

The Theory and Practice of Controversy5. Controversial Encounters of the Second Kind

Sweet Consensus and Nasty Conflict6. Controversial Encounters of the Third Kind

Towards Automated Persuasion?7. Affective Alternatives

Unlocking the Rhetorical Mind8. Make Disagreement Good Again.

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