Taking Offence on Social Media : Conviviality and Communication on Facebook Paperback / softback
by Caroline Tagg, Philip Seargeant, Amy Aisha Brown
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This book explores communication on Facebook, developing the new theoretical concept of context design as a way of understanding the dynamics of online interaction.
Against a backdrop of fake news and other controversies surrounding online political debate, the authors focus on inadvertent acts of offence on Facebook; that is, when users of the site unwittingly offend or are offended by the airing of political or religious views, or of opinions deemed racist or sexist.
Drawing on a survey of Facebook users, they explain why instances of offence occur and what users report doing in response.
They argue that Facebook users contribute to the construction of a particular social space, one that is characterised by online conviviality and a belief that Facebook is not the place for serious debate.
These views in turn shape the kind of political debate that can take place on the site.
This thought-provoking book will appeal to scholars and students of applied linguistics, and anyone interested in the role of social media in contemporary political and social life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:139 pages, 9 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 139 p. 9 illus.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:03/08/2018
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- ISBN:9783319859828
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:139 pages, 9 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 139 p. 9 illus.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:03/08/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319859828