{"product_id":"racebook-a-personal-history-of-the-internet-hardcover","title":"Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTochi Onyebuchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of Hugo and NAACP Image Award finalist \u003ci\u003eRiot Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, an original memoir in essays that interrogates how identities are shaped and informed in online spaces and how the relationship between race and the Internet has changed in his three decades online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tochi Onyebuchi realized that his acclaimed science fiction and fantasy storytelling career had been centrally preoccupied with race, it prompted him to consider his responsibilities as a Black writer in the Internet age. Excavating the Internet of the late 1990s and early 2000s, \u003ci\u003eRacebook \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how the writer and public intellectual Onyebuchi is today, was formed in that crucible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the current moment when everything, including personal identity, is a matter of dispute, and tracing his online persona in reverse chronological order back to Web 1.0's promises of greater equality and a bright digital future, Onyebuchi deftly examines the evolution of internet culture and the ways that culture has shifted in the ensuing decades. From the ever-changing nature of personal writing and free expression, to gaming, manga, fandom, and virtual reality--Onyebuchi examines the internet alongside works of literature both classic and new, and asks if our vision for what is possible has really broadened. And given the inequities Black people are still subject to, on and off the page, does the Internet only amplify our failures of imagination?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new, compelling investigation of race through the lens of the modern Internet age, and a profound intellectual journey in pursuit of community online, Onyebuchi argues for a liberation of the individual behind the code, ultimately asking \"Is this a race book or is it not? Is it either-or? Can it be both-and? Can I?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTochi Onyebuchi\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hugo and NAACP Image Award finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eGoliath, Riot Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, the Beasts Made of Night series, and the War Girls series. He was the writer on Marvel Comics' \"Captain America: Symbol of Truth\" series (2022-2023) and the Black Panther Legends run (2021-2022). He was also part of the writing team behind Activision's \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Vanguard\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction includes the book \u003ci\u003e(S)kinfolk\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, NPR\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Journal of African American Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places. He has earned degrees from Yale University, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia Law School, and the Paris Institute of Political Studies. He currently resides in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607996297523,"sku":"9780802166258","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XmRTUUVT509780802166258.webp?v=1761810886","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/racebook-a-personal-history-of-the-internet-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}