Books
Book reviews (non-fiction literature about media, public, big tech and film).
MEDIA: Profiling, information control, behavior-regulating nudges and the sale of personal data should prove to be the reality, rather than the realisation of the…
LATE MODERNITY: People today are gaining more and more control over their surroundings – but are losing touch with the world. Where is the…
COVID-19: A gathering of influential voices from around the world to weigh in on the progressive possibilities in the wake of COVID-19.
RITUALS: The compulsion of neoliberalism to communicate, make visible, be busy, creates a reflex of narcissism, depression and psychological emptiness.
MEDIA: The struggle for truth – and thus for documentary – has become brutal. A new book analyzes how truth claims and digital culture…
MEDIA: Where advertising gives a feeling of well-being, desire and pleasure, new media consumption gives one of paranoia, anger and mistrust. Hate sells. Even…
DOK.REVUE: A reflection on women documentarians inspired by Barbora Baronová’s book Women on Women.
IDENTITY: Instead of placing each other in political identity booths, inflicting shame on each other, we should develop a greater degree of forgiveness and…
SOCIAL CHANGE: Essential reading for all who want to better understand what makes our time the documentary golden age