The Internet Is for Cats

The Internet Is for Cats
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781978827936
ISBN-13 : 1978827938
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Book Synopsis The Internet Is for Cats by : Jessica Maddox

Download or read book The Internet Is for Cats written by Jessica Maddox and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOL cats. Grumpy Cat. Dog-rating Twitter. Pet Instagram accounts. It’s generally understood the internet is for pictures of cute cats (and dogs, and otters, and pandas). But what motivates people to make and share these images, and how do they relate to other online social practices? The Internet is for Cats examines how animal images are employed to create a lighter, more playful mood, uniting users within online spaces that can otherwise easily become fractious and toxic. Placing today’s pet videos, photos, and memes within a longer history of mediated animal images, communication scholar Jessica Maddox also considers the factors that make them unique. She explores the roles that animals play within online economies of cuteness and attention, as well as the ways that animal memes and videos respond to common experiences of life under neoliberalism. Conducting a rich digital ethnography, Maddox combines observations and textual analysis with extensive interviews of the people who create, post and share animal media, including TikTok influencers seeking to make their pets famous, activists tweeting about wildlife conservation, and Redditors upvoting every cute cat photo. The Internet is for Cats will leave you with a new appreciation for the human social practices behind the animal images you encounter online.


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