Kane Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 After three years of research, numerous revisions and rounds of peer review, my (non-fossil) academic book on social capital has been released by the University of Westminster Press' Critical Digital and Social Media Studies. Overall I am happy that it has come to fruition so I can focus on other projects. In one chapter there is a glowing reference to TFF in terms of how we've largely managed to evade the pursuit of "likes", etc., as a community built on substance, not superficial metrics. Just the description and cover image follow. Since it mentions TFF, I wanted to share the final result. "What is 'social capital'? The enormous positivity surrounding it conceals the instrumental economic rationality underpinning the notion as corporations silently sell consumer data for profit. Status chasing is just one aspect of a process of transforming qualitative aspects of social interactions into quantifiable metrics for easier processing, prediction, and behavioural shaping. "A work of critical media studies, Social Capital Online examines the idea within the new 'network spectacle' of digital capitalism via the ideas of Marx, Veblen, Debord, Baudrillard and Deleuze. Explaining how such phenomena as online narcissism and aggression arise, Faucher offers a new theoretical understanding of how the spectacularisation of online activity perfectly aligns with the value system of neoliberalism and its data worship. Even so, at the centre of all, lie familiar ideas - alienation and accumulation - new conceptions of which he argues are vital for understanding today's digital society." 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congrats ! What a pity it is only ... in english ! I think it is very interesting ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congratulations! It looks very interesting and pertinent though I guess it's a bit heavy for the non-specialist reader. How about an extended resume if that's possible? Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Fascinating topic. Congratulations on the release! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congratulations, Kane. Nice to see long, hard work come to fruition. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 That is great. It is really fantastic to get your work published and your ideas realised. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congtatulations, Kane! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I am tempted to "like" this post, but the irony would be vertigo inducing... Congratulations! 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 41 minutes ago, Auspex said: I am tempted to "like" this post, but the irony would be vertigo inducing... Congratulations! I've always tempted fate...I do like to see a friend accomplish a goal. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congratulations Kane. I know it's an enormous amount of work to pull something like this together and then shepherd it through the publication process. That's why I've stayed away from books, mere peer-reviewed papers are challenge enough for me. Much respect! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 @Kane I would like an autographed copy please! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congratulations Kane. Good job! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Thanks, everyone! It is a long(er) process, but hopefully worth it. I'm still on the hook to write a bit more (the editor is directing me to engage in some topic-specific stuff on some particular/niche sites to "prime the pump" on discussing the book's themes as "response pieces", and keep the conversation going. I think that is called "going on the circuit"). ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Anyone publishing on the anthropological/cultural havoc wreaked by the current /contemporary view on/(ab)use of social media(please resign,Mr.Z.) has my deepest respect. Hats off,Kane,simply magnificent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Acclaimed author, skilled raconteur, frenetic fossiler, Iron Chef... have I missed any others? lol Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congratulations Kane on the undertaking, pursuit and completion of such an endeavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Very Nice. Congrats to ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Congratulations Kane. When I first heard about your book I looked at the summary that you linked to. I admit; I had to look up "social capital": "the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively". I then came so close to asking you if you mentioned TFF in your book since it seemed to be a great example of a smoothly functioning network of relationships of paleontology fanatics. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 On 6/11/2018 at 3:36 PM, piranha said: Acclaimed author, skilled raconteur, frenetic fossiler, Iron Chef... have I missed any others? lol Congrats! You missed consumer of copious capsaicin. @Kane Just reading the description made me remember that I'm not as smart as I think I am! Congratulations sir. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Thanks, all. No rest for the wicked... back to work writing on a few other projects for the summer (after I promised myself to ease up on writing ). 6 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: You missed consumer of copious capsaicin. @Kane Just reading the description made me remember that I'm not as smart as I think I am! Congratulations sir. I read the very sad news about the hail storm and your peppers. Say it ain't so! Carolina Reapers no more? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Kane said: I read the very sad news about the hail storm and your peppers. Say it ain't so! Carolina Reapers no more? Thankfully, the reapers have not bloomed yet. The plants took a beating but they seem to be recovering. The ghost pepper lost some blooms but it hasn't fruited yet either so no worries there either. I'm hoping we are done with hail for the year! We typically don't get it in June though so who knows. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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