Worlding: Identity, Media, and Imagination in a Digital Age

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
	Virtual or Real?
	Worlding and Identity
2. World Systems of Thought
	Time and Memory
	Knowledge Domains
	World Philosophy
	Cosmology
	Utopia
3. Consuming Desires
	Getting and Spending
	Wants versus Needs
	Consumer Society
	Shopping in Space
4. Mapping Media
	Communication Territories
	Growing Up with Media
	Representation and Storytelling
	The Media Entertainment Complex
5. Destination America
	Americana Dreams
	The Jewel City
	Casino Capitalist
	Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
6. Virtual Culture
	Virtual Worlds in Historical Perspective
	Imagined Communities
	Immersive Games
	Convergence Culture
7. The Mean World
	The Mean World Syndrome
	Shock and Awe
	Witnessing Violence
	We Like to Watch
	Crime and Punishment
8. Globalization
	Resources and Crises
	Science and Belief
	The Post-American World
	Hope and the Future
Index
About the Author