The Public Space of Social Media - 9781138649309

Name: The Public Space of Social Media - 9781138649309
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Public Space of Social MediaConnected Cultures of the Network Society\nAuthor(s): Therese Tierney\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138649309, 978-1138649309\nSynopsis\nSocial media is restructuring urban practicesthrough ad-hoc experimentation, commercial software development, and communities of participation. This book is the first to consider how practices contained within social media are situated within a larger genealogy of public space, including theories of communal identity, civitas and democracy, the fete, and self-expression. Through empirical research, the actual social practices of participants of networked publics are described and analyzed. \n\nDocumenting how online counterpublics use the Internet to transmit classified photos, mobilize activists, and challenge the status quo, Tierney argues that online activities do not stop in online conversations; they are physically grounded through mobile.