The Political Economy of Attention

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The Political Economy of Attention. / Pedersen, Morten Axel; Albris, Kristoffer; Seaver, Nick.

In: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 50, 2021, p. 309-325.

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Pedersen, MA, Albris, K & Seaver, N 2021, 'The Political Economy of Attention', Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 50, pp. 309-325. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110356

APA

Pedersen, M. A., Albris, K., & Seaver, N. (2021). The Political Economy of Attention. Annual Review of Anthropology, 50, 309-325. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110356

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Pedersen MA, Albris K, Seaver N. The Political Economy of Attention. Annual Review of Anthropology. 2021;50:309-325. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110356

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Pedersen, Morten Axel ; Albris, Kristoffer ; Seaver, Nick. / The Political Economy of Attention. In: Annual Review of Anthropology. 2021 ; Vol. 50. pp. 309-325.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Attention has become an issue of intense political, economic, and moral concern over recent years: from the commodification of attention by digital platforms to the alleged loss of the attentional capacities of screen-addicted children (and their parents). While attention has rarely been an explicit focus of anthropological inquiry, it has still played an important if mostly tacit part in many anthropological debates and subfields. Focusing on anthropological scholarship on digital worlds and ritual forms, we review resources for colleagues interested in this burgeoning topic of research and identify potential avenues for an incipient anthropology of attention, which studies how attentional technologies and techniques mold human minds and bodies in more or less intentional ways.",
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