Description
| Product ID: | 9783319859828 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Taking Offence on Social Media |
| Subtitle: | Conviviality and Communication on Facebook |
| Authors: | Author: Amy Aisha Brown, Philip Seargeant, Caroline Tagg |
| Page Count: | 139 |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Media studies, Sociolinguistics, Media studies |
| Description: | This book explores communication on Facebook, developing the new theoretical concept of context design as a way of understanding the dynamics of online interaction. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-08-03 |
