Connecting After Chaos – Social Media and the Extended Aftermath of Disaster

Connecting After Chaos\nby Stephen F. Ostertag\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Stephen F. Ostertag\nTitle: Connecting After Chaos\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Media studies\nPublisher: New York University Press\nPublication year: 2023\nISBN-13: 9781479815319\nISBN-10: 1479815314\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nA riveting portrait of how one community used the power of culture to restore their lives and socialconnections in the years after a devastating natural disasterNatural disasters and other such catastrophes typically attract large-scale media attention and public concern in their immediate aftermath. However, rebuilding efforts can take years or even decades, and communities are often left to repair physical and psychological damage on their own once public sympa.