Therese Tierney

The Public Space of Social Media

Connected Cultures of the Network Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses how practices contained within contemporary networked publics fit into a larger genealogy of the public sphere. Here Tierney explores concepts of public space linked to theories of communal identity, civitas and democracy, the fete, and self-expression. Through empirical research she describes the actual social practices of the participants of networked publics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415635233
• ISBN-10: 0415635233
• Artikelnr.: 37085164

Autorenporträt

Thérèse F. Tierney is an Assistant Professor of Architecture with a Designated Emphasis in New Media at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, US.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Reappropriating Social Media: Internet activism,
counterpublics, and implications 2. Assembling the Publics: Spatial, media,
and network publics 3. Origins of Networked Publics: A multi-threaded
socio-geographical history 4. Networked Identity Making: Cultural analysis
of a social media platform¿Facebook 5. Surveying Social Media: Empirical
research, content analysis and interpretation 6. Technological Innovation:
Public Implications Conclusion