The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual
By Morgane Billuart.
Parsing digital scholarship from aesthetic branding and market-driven content, Billuart investigates the future of internet research in the digital age
By examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink and the influencer-style approach of internet theorist Joshua Citarella, as well as the practices of Alex Quicho and Sophie Public, Morgane Billuart delves into the diverse strategies internet researchers adopt to share their work and sustain their careers in today's era defined by the attention economy. Charting the rise of subscription-based platforms and the increasing importance of engagement-driven metrics, she uncovers the tension between intellectual critique and the pressures of commodification. Thus Becoming the Product investigates the future of critical internet research and the sustainability of critical thinking in the digital age. Morgane Billuart (born 1997) is an affiliated researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures and the New Center for Research and Practice. Her first book, Cycles: The Sacred and Doomed was published by Set Margins' in 2024.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 5 x 7.5 in. / 164 pgs. LIST PRICE: U.S. $28.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $39 ISBN: 9789083532516 PUBLISHER: Set Margins’ publications AVAILABLE: 11/25/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AFR ME
Becoming the Product The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual
Published by Set Margins’ publications. By Morgane Billuart.
Parsing digital scholarship from aesthetic branding and market-driven content, Billuart investigates the future of internet research in the digital age
By examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink and the influencer-style approach of internet theorist Joshua Citarella, as well as the practices of Alex Quicho and Sophie Public, Morgane Billuart delves into the diverse strategies internet researchers adopt to share their work and sustain their careers in today's era defined by the attention economy. Charting the rise of subscription-based platforms and the increasing importance of engagement-driven metrics, she uncovers the tension between intellectual critique and the pressures of commodification. Thus Becoming the Product investigates the future of critical internet research and the sustainability of critical thinking in the digital age.
Morgane Billuart (born 1997) is an affiliated researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures and the New Center for Research and Practice. Her first book, Cycles: The Sacred and Doomed was published by Set Margins' in 2024.
