Literature on Social Media

Critical Analyses of Social Media

1. "Social Media: A Critical Introduction" by Danielle Barrios-O’Neill

2. "Critical Theory and Social Media: Between Emancipation and Commodification" by Thomas Allmer

3. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff

4. "Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy" by Robert W. McChesney

5. "The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media" by José van Dijck

6. "The Twittering Machine" by Richard Seymour

7. "The Age of Digital Capitalism" by Christian Fuchs

Social Media's Impact on Society and Individuals

1. "The Social Media Reader" (Edited by Michael Mandiberg)

2. "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest" by Zeynep Tufekci

3. "The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think" by Eli Pariser

4. "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains" by Nicholas Carr

5. "Social Media: Communication, Sharing, and Visibility" by Graham Meikle

Social Media in Specific Contexts

1. "Social Media in Academia: Networked Scholars" - Explores the role of social media in academic settings.

2. "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World" by David Kirkpatrick - Focuses on Facebook's development and its global influence.

Broader Technological Implications

1. "The Interface Envelope: Gaming, Technology, Power" by Alexander R. Galloway - Discusses broader issues of technology and control, touching on social media aspects.