Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory
Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past
By Ben Jacobsen and David Beer
Published
Apr 1, 2021Page count
128 pagesISBN
978-1529218152Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Apr 1, 2021Page count
128 pagesISBN
978-1529218169Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Apr 1, 2021Page count
128 pagesISBN
978-1529218169Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University Press
Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory
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'Digital power: How Big Tech draws its influence' on Tech Monitor
Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as ‘memories’ and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember?
Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.
Ben Jacobsen is a researcher based at the University of York.
David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.
Introduction: Unpicking The Automation Of Memory Making
A Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The Memorable
The Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The Memorable
The Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of Remembering
Conclusion: Sorting The Past
