Table of Contents

Introduction: Unpicking The Automation Of Memory Making

A Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The Memorable

The Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The Memorable

The Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of Remembering

Conclusion: Sorting The Past

About the Author

Ben Jacobsen is a researcher based at the University of York.

David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

Reviews

"[This book] offers a thought-provoking and timely theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms and threats of algorithmic memory making on social media. [It] also provides a clear and accessible introduction to critical issues related to datafication, memory studies, and the politics of algorithmic systems." International Journal of Communication

"Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory raises a number of questions that are likely to become increasingly important in the coming years... [and] provides a valuable insight into an issue that has drastic implications not only for how we come to understand our own memories, but also for how the individual is to act within a supposedly free society..." LSE Review of Books