{"product_id":"amateurs-how-we-built-internet-culture-and-why-it-matters-joanna-walsh-paperback","title":"Amateurs!: How We Built Internet Culture and Why It Matters -- Joanna Walsh, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of how \u003ci\u003eyou \u003c\/i\u003ecreated internet culture and why it matters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the nineties, platforms have invited users to create in return for connection. From blogs to vlogs, tweets to memes: for the first time in history, making art became the fundamental form of communication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat started as fun soon became currency, something vital to finding friends, work, and love. Then, as 'meatspace' job security eroded, online creativity became work itself. Now an internet presence is no longer optional, platforms increasingly charge users. Whatever it is we're creating online, it isn't amateur anymore. But is it art? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this scintillating philosophical history of the internet, Joanna Walsh, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl Online\u003c\/i\u003e, examines how and why creativity became the price of digital existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839765391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is a multidisciplinary writer for print, digital and performance. The author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eHotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorlds from the Word's End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreak*up\u003c\/i\u003e she also works as a critic, editor, teacher and arts activist. She is a UK Arts Foundation fellow, and the recipient of the Markievicz Award in the Republic of Ireland. She founded and ran #readwomen (2014-18), described by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a rallying cry for equal treatment for women writers\" and currently runs @noentry_arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanna Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46770311856356,"sku":"9781839765391","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781839765391.jpg?v=1758732525","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/amateurs-how-we-built-internet-culture-and-why-it-matters-joanna-walsh-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}