The Analogue Idyll

Disconnection, Detox, and Departure from the Digital World
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3370-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

Once upon a time, in a golden age before the internet, social media, and smartphones, there existed an analogue world where people lived slower, simpler, and healthier lives that were more authentic, natural, and meaningful. This is the analogue idyll: a compelling narrative within contemporary culture celebrating the virtues of analogue media and offline experiences.

Exploring the significance of the ‘analogue’ in our increasingly digital world, this timely contribution to studies about digital disconnection raises critical questions about the meaning of technology in our lives and societies, as public debates about the addictions, distractions, and harms of digital culture accelerate.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, A R E

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Trine Syvertsen

1. The Analogue Idyll: A New Myth for the Post-Digital Age?

A.R.E. Taylor

2. Analogue Labour: The Mass Craft and Post-Digital Logistics of Making and Selling Vinyl Records

Michael Palm

3. ‘We Don’t Have Wi-Fi, Talk to Each Other’: Digital Disconnection in the Hospitality Industry

Alexandra Kviat

4. Digital Representations on the Appalachian Trail: Wilderness as a Post-Digital Experience

Dave McLaughlin

5. Finding Digital Distance: Digital Detox and Conspicuous Disengagement

Paul O’Connor

6. Analogue Celebrity: Digital Refusal Among the Rich and Famous

A.R.E. Taylor and Neil Ewen

7. Selling the Promise of Presence: How Companies Promote Digital Detox ‘Products’ in Denmark

Malene Hornstrup Jespersen, Annika Isfeldt, and Kristoffer Albris

8. ‘I Meditate Because My Mind Has Numerous Tabs Open’: Dis/connecting (in) Mindfulness Apps

Linda Kopitz

Über Autor(innen)

Taylor, A R E
A.R.E. Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Communications at the University of Exeter.