Book Launch of CPOV Series # 7: A Wikipedia Reader

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Critical Point of View Reader: A Wikipedia Reader

CPOV is compiled of a network of investigators, researchers, artists, activists and writers who have conducted independent Wikipedia research outside of the Wikipedia sphere. ‘Critical’ need not have a negative connotation but simply means that we want to have the space and freedom to openly discuss all aspects of Wikipedia.

Our reader, series # 7, focuses less on the question of truth but rather emphasizes historical aspects, power struggles, the history of the encyclopedia and the role of the editor.

Through collaboration with a diverse international network of scholars, the result of the Wikipedia reader reflects a non-Western, post-colonial point of view.

We distribute this reader as both a contribution and proposal to further develop Wikipedia.

Available for free download as a pdf or in hard copy, also available for education purposes. To order a hard copy of the reader, send an email: books@networkcultures.org

For more information and PDF download, please click here: http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/critical-point-of-view-a-wikipedia-reader/

Geert Lovink and Nathaniel Tkacz (eds), Critical Point of View: A Wikpedia Reader, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2011. ISBN: 978-90-78146-13-1, paperback, 385 pages.

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