Social media and everyday politics / Tim Highfield.

By:

Highfield, Tim

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2016Description: xi, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780745691350 (pbk.)
9780745691343 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302.231 HIG 23 009279

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Table of contents

Contents:

Introduction : Everyday Politics and Social Media Personal/Political Political Rituals of Social Media Media Politics Breaking News, Scandals, and Crises Collective and Connective Action Partisan Politics and Politicians on Social Media The Everyday of Elections Conclusion : The Changing Face of Everyday Social Media and Everyday Politics.

Summary: From selfies and memes to hashtags and parodies, social media are used for mundane and personal expressions of political commentary, engagement, and participation. The coverage of politics reflects the social mediation of everyday life, where individual experiences and thoughts are documented and shared online.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	302.231 HIG 009279 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009279

Includes bibliographical references (pages166-198) and index.

Introduction : Everyday Politics and Social Media
Personal/Political
Political Rituals of Social Media
Media Politics
Breaking News, Scandals, and Crises
Collective and Connective Action
Partisan Politics and Politicians on Social Media
The Everyday of Elections
Conclusion : The Changing Face of Everyday Social Media and Everyday Politics.

From selfies and memes to hashtags and parodies, social media are used for mundane and personal expressions of political commentary, engagement, and participation. The coverage of politics reflects the social mediation of everyday life, where individual experiences and thoughts are documented and shared online.

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