Written with an urgent elegance, Dehghan argues that the sedimentation of neoliberal capitalism is so entangled with our digital existences its imperative to forge progressive alliances and a new simplified politics. Thought provoking and challenging - do as he suggests, turn off technology, escape the noise.and read this bookNatalie Fenton, Professor of media and communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
This is an urgent, compelling and original intervention that critically explains the vital function of digital platforms in shaping discourses and political contestations in neoliberal capitalism. Based on the articulation of a dynamic social ontology of the discursive-digital complex, which is used to elucidate pressing empirical cases, Ehsan Dehghan develops a novel conceptual grammar for comprehending, dissecting, evaluating, and transforming the different ways that digital media structure political communication and antagonistic relations in contemporary societies. This is essential reading for those who wish to understand and engage with one of the most challenging issues of our timeDavid Howarth, Professor of political theory and Co-Director of the Centre for Ideology and Discourse Analysis, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK
The Discursive-Digital Link presents a much-needed counterpoint to deterministic narratives around digital media, democracy, and polarization. Drawing on discourse theory and actor-network theory, Dehghan ambitiously charts new paths towards reassembling the social in social mediaJohan Farkas, Assistant Professor in media studies and the author of Post Truth, Fake News and Democracy, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Drawing on and expanding the Discourse Theory approach, Dehghans book offers a timely project aimed at providing an integrative understanding of meaning-making in online spaces. It presents much-needed, synergistic explorations of how content and mediation technologies interact in shaping contemporary political discourses, as demonstrated through several case studies. With accessible examples and a clear narrative style, the book introduces a new model of theorisation and analysis for a better understanding of the interrelations between digital spaces and the contemporary politics of democracyMajid KhosraviNik, Reader in Digital Media and Discourse Studies, University of Newcastle, UK
The Discursive-Digital Link offers a significant contribution to the body of knowledge on entanglement, demonstrating the importance of discursive-material approaches for better understanding digital practices. This is a book that combines richness and depth with creativity and innovation. With its wide-ranging interest, the book wisely embeds the digital into the complexities of the social, and offers a much-needed contribution to strengthening democracyNico Carpentier, Extraordinary Professor, Charles University, Czech Republic
