The Public and Their Platforms – Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media

The Public and Their PlatformsPublic Sociology in an Era of Social Media\nAuthor(s): Mark Carrigan, Lambros Fatsis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529201055, 978-1529201055\nSynopsis\nAvailable Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\n\nAs social media is increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book rethinks the role of these mediums in public sociology and what they can contribute to the discipline in the post-COVID world.\n\nIt reconsiders the history and current conceptualizations of what sociology is, and analyzes what kinds of social life emerge in and through the interactions between intellectuals, publics and platforms of communication.\n\nCutting across multiple disciplines, this pioneering work envisions a new kind of public sociology that brings together the digital and the physical to create public spaces where critical scholarship and act.