The Study of Negative Space
Schneider, Nathan 2025. The Study of Negative Space. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/wz658
| Title | The Study of Negative Space |
|---|---|
| Type | PhD thesis |
| Authors | Schneider, Nathan |
| Abstract | This commentary introduces a body of scholarly work concerned with the study of negative space in media economies: a practice of understanding current realities in order to recognize the more just, equitable possibilities that do not currently prevail but nevertheless could. The work draws on diverse fields, including platform studies, theories of mediation, media archaeology, legal and corporate governance scholarship, and religious studies. These have informed a series of publications including journal articles, book chapters, and the monograph Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life. Research methods center on accountability through relational organizing, community-centered database development, experimental design through software prototyping, and theorizing grounded in practice. The activities described here have already begun to shape thinking in media studies and beyond, but they remain a foundation more than a capstone, and they leave room for further development in methodological rigor, breadth of practice, and diversity of imaginative resources. |
| Year | 2025 |
| File | File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Project | The Study of Negative Space |
| Publisher | University of Westminster |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.34737/wz658 |