Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory: Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past

Ben Jacobsen; David Beer

doi:10.46692/9781529218176

Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory

Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past

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Ben Jacobsen, University of York, David Beer, University of York

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: January 2022
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781529218176
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529218176

Subjects:: Computer Science, Computing and Society

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Social media platforms hold vast amounts of data about our lives. Content from the past is increasingly being presented in the form of 'memories'. Critically exploring this new form of memory making, this unique book asks how social media are beginning to change the way we remember.

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Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory

Classification, Ranking and the Sorting of the Past

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements
pp iv-iv

one - Introduction: Unpicking the Automation of Memory Making
pp 1-24

two - A Taxonomy of Memory Themes: Partitioning the Memorable
pp 25-42

three - The Computational Surfacing of Memories: Promoting the Memorable
pp 43-56

four - The Reception of Targeted Memories in Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles and the Tensions of Remembering
pp 57-90

five - Conclusion: Sorting the Past
pp 91-98

Notes
pp 99-100

References
pp 101-110

Index
pp 111-116

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