Book launch: ‘Amateurs!’ by Joanna Walsh at Beta Festival

The Library Project joins Beta Festival for the launch of Joanna Walsh’s Amateurs! during the second day of the festival’s conference.

When: 2pm Sat 8 November. The pop-up shop at Beta Festival opens from 11am to 6pm.
At Digital Depot at The Digital Hub, D08 TCV4, Dublin 8
Bookings at betafestival.ie

We are delighted to join Beta Festival, selling the latest title from Joanna Walsh and a selection of other themed titles. Readers can purchase their copy at thelibraryproject.ie or in-person at the launch.

Amateurs!: How We Built Internet Culture and Why it Matters is the story of how you created internet culture and why it matters. Since the nineties, platforms have invited users to create in return for connection. From blogs to vlogs, tweets to memes: for the first time in history, making art became the fundamental form of communication.

What started as fun soon became currency —something vital for finding friends, work, and love. Then, as ‘meatspace’ job security eroded, online creativity became work itself. Now, an internet presence is no longer optional; platforms increasingly charge users. Whatever we are creating online isn’t amateur anymore. But is it art? In this scintillating philosophical history of the internet, Joanna Walsh, author of Girl Online, examines how and why creativity became the price of digital existence. Get your copy here!

Find out more about Beta Festival and book your place at the 2-day Conference at betafestival.ie