Renee DiResta Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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studying pathological information systems @ Stanford Internet Observatory @noupside@saturation.social, bsky https://t.co/8Ps3NuXQkS
Memes to Movements: How the World's Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power
An Xiao MinaRenee DiResta@strnnk_ In some cases yes, they’re effective propaganda vectors. Not sure where you’re from but you can probably recall old war posters and their slogans, right? But online remix culture is also organic. There’s a recent book called “Memes to Movements” by An Xiao Mina you might like.
Hardcover, 2019
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Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
Todd RoseRenee DiResta@SteveStuWill There's a book by Todd Rose called Collective Illusions on this phenomenon that's very interesting. I think about it a lot in the context of the batshit bait that goes viral on this site in particular.
Paperback, 2023
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Neil PostmanRenee DiRestaThe Neil Postman book that @ezraklein references in here - “Amusing Ourselves to Death” - is worth a read. As I’ve been working on my 📕 I’ve been curious ab solutions broached in other media environments. One of P’s main suggestions is that we watch less TV. Agency/adaptation.
Paperback, 2005
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Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Jacques EllulRenee DiRestaI think about this passage a lot. Jacques Ellul, Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes, 1962 https://t.co/1eLD8AqZWC
Paperback, 1973
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An Epidemic of Rumors: How Stories Shape Our Perception of Disease
Jon D. LeeRenee DiRestaA few mos ago I went looking for📚 on rumors & comms strategies in past pandemics. I found “An Epidemic of Rumors” by Jon D. Lee in Stanford Library. It was way back in the kind of stacks you see in movies, where lights turn on with bang as you walk down a vast, deserted hallway. https://t.co/ioT9QmxxfS
Paperback, 2014
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Daniel J. BoorstinRenee DiResta“The shadow has become the substance.” — Boorstin’s book “The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America” should be required reading https://t.co/NtN97hbbDo
Paperback, 1992
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