The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet by Avery Dame-Griff
"Avery Dame-Griff’s monograph The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet demonstrates the interweaving of two parallel threads: the rise of the internet and the emergence of “transgender” as a term to define a shared community identity."
Reviewed by Hana Frluckaj
Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases edited by Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Alexandria Chisholm
"Because of their general concern over surveillance, as well as their more specific interests in supporting student learning and empowerment regarding privacy, Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Alexandria Chisholm tasked themselves with editing Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases."
Reviewed by Christine F. Smith
Media Ruins: Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction and the Geopolitics of Technology by Margaret Jack
"In the heart of Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s history is stained by the tragic era of the Khmer Rouge regime, which from 1975 to 1979 inflicted unparalleled suffering upon its population. The systematic destruction of culture, the execution of intellectuals, and the eradication of artistic expressions left indelible scars on the nation’s collective memory. Amid this backdrop of loss and devastation, Media Ruins: Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction and the Geopolitics of Technology by Margaret Jack emerges as a beacon of resilience and hope."
Reviewed by Zilong Zhong
Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond by Tamara Kneese
"Tamara Kneese’s recent book Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond takes a close look into the uncomfortable intersections of death, technology, and commercialism. With the rise of an abundance of new and changing digital outlets and social media, the question of how these infrastructures create a new sense of mourning of the digital afterlife demands attention."
Reviewed by Samantha Hoffens
Playing Place: Board Games, Popular Culture, Space edited by Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky
"Playing Place: Board Games, Popular Culture, Space, edited by Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky, is an anthology that aims to explore how “board games, past and present, tell us about larger place-based cultural attitudes, assumptions, and anxieties” (xi)."
Reviewed by Michaela Morrow
Soundtracked Books from the Acoustic Era to the Digital Age: A Century of “Books That Sing” by Justin St. Clair
"Soundtracked Books from the Acoustic Era to the Digital Age: A Century of “Books That Sing” is part of the Sound in Urban and Popular Culture series from Routledge. Justin St. Clair has written a well-researched monograph that, while certainly accessible to a general reader with an interest in history and music, seems most well suited for an academic audience within this discipline."
Reviewed by Nicole Blair