Narrating Stance, Morality, and Political Identity by Lauren ... - 9780367895587

Taylor & Francis

Narrating Stance, Morality, and Political IdentityBuilding a Movement on Facebook\nAuthor(s): Lauren Zentz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367895587, 978-0367895587\nSynopsis\nThis book offers unique insights into the use of Facebook after the 2016 US presidential election, interrogating how users in private groups draw on individual experiences in movement building and identity construction while also critically reflecting on ethnographic practices around social media. \n\nThe volume draws on the authors own involvement in a specific Facebook group focused around activism and community organizing in Texas following the 2016 US presidential election. Chapters draw on the frameworks of \""small stories\"" and \""stance\"" to unpack the ways in which group members use parts of their individual stories to signal beliefs to others, present themselves in relation to the group, and signal virtues of moral authority on var.