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The Technopolitics of Communication in Modern India: Paper Chains and Viral Phenomena

English

By (author): Pragya Dhital

This book offers a groundbreaking account of the role of media technologies in Indian nationalism and democracy.
From the Brexit referendum in 2016 to the phenomenon of Trumpism, there has been much speculation about the role played by new media in an apparent return of illiberal politics and primordial identities. Dhital argues these developments could best be understood by not taking identity for granted as a static and exclusive form of affiliation. She also emphasises how the technical and material are interwoven into human thought and action rather than acting upon them externally. She accordingly focuses on the technopolitical means by which groups have been ventriloquised during critical periods in Indian political history, across various media from newspapers and magazines to radio broadcasts, speeches and online platforms.
Chapters cover prison writing produced during the emergency of 1975-77, regulation of public speech during the 2014 general election, and the Citizenship Amendment Act protests of 2019-20. Through these case studies, Dhital works towards an alternative, more reflexive, basis for popular representation, one that does not sacralise the people and assume power in their name.

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Will deliver when available. Publication date 23 Jan 2025

Product Details
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jan 2025
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781350466661

About Pragya Dhital

Pragya Dhital is a Lecturer in the School of Advanced Study University of London.

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