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Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation

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Editors:
  1. Gwen Bouvier

    1. English Department, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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  2. Judith E. Rosenbaum

    1. Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine, Orono, USA

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  • Brings together an international range of methodological and theoretical approaches around one core question
  • Questions whether social media can provide a solid platform for civic conversations
  • Provides an introduction to the current landscape of research surrounding Twitter and political communication

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About this book

This volume provides a critical view of the nature and quality of political and civic communication on Twitter. The introduction lays out the current state of research, showing the continuum of views, from the more optimistic to more pessimistic, regarding the platform’s potential to facilitate civic conversations. The eleven empirical case studies in the book provide new insights, addressing a variety of topics through a diverse array of methodological approaches. Together, the chapters provide a counter position to recent studies that offer more celebratory assessments of Twitter’s potential. The book draws attention to the chaotic, insular, uncivil, and emotionally charged nature of debate and communication on Twitter.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Communication in the Age of Twitter: The Nature of Online Deliberation

    • Gwen Bouvier, Judith E. Rosenbaum
    Pages 1-22

  4. Inside Twitter Communities: Communication Strategies in Networked Publics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Civic Debate and Self-Care: Black Women’s Community Care Online

      • Raven Maragh-Lloyd
      Pages 101-120

    3. The Voices of Twitter: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Racial Discourses on Twitter Following the Alt-Right March on Charlottesville, Virginia

      • Sarah J. V. Dyer, Leah Hakkola
      Pages 121-149

    4. Covert Hate Speech: White Nationalists and Dog Whistle Communication on Twitter

      • Prashanth Bhat, Ofra Klein
      Pages 151-172

  5. The Role and Nature of Affect in Twitter Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Patterns of Emotional Tweets: The Case of Brexit After the Referendum Results

      • Catherine Bouko, David Garcia
      Pages 175-203

    3. An Exploratory Mixed-Method Analysis of Interpersonal Arguments on Twitter

      • Amy Janan Johnson, Ioana A. Cionea
      Pages 205-231

  6. The Use of Humor and Popular Culture in Political Conversations on Twitter

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. Bros Before Donald Trump: Resisting and Replicating Hegemonic Ideologies in the #BROTUS Memes After the 2016 Election

      • Roberta Chevrette, Christopher M. Duerringer
      Pages 235-265

    3. #FamilyTravelHacks: Humor and Political Commentary in Hashtag Hijacking

      • Nathan J. Rodriguez
      Pages 267-290

    4. Women in Horror, Social Activism, and Twitter: Asia Argento, Anna Biller, and the Soska Sisters

      • Ernest Mathijs
      Pages 291-313

    5. Afterword: Twitter and the Democratization of Politics

      • Gwen Bouvier, Judith E. Rosenbaum
      Pages 315-324

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 325-340
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Editors and Affiliations

  • English Department, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Gwen Bouvier

  • Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine, Orono, USA

    Judith E. Rosenbaum

About the editors

Gwen Bouvier is Professor in the Department of English, School of International Studies at Zhejiang University, China.

Judith E. Rosenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine, USA.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Twitter, the Public Sphere, and the Chaos of Online Deliberation

  • Editors: Gwen Bouvier, Judith E. Rosenbaum

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41421-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41420-7Published: 30 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41423-8Published: 31 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41421-4Published: 29 July 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 340

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Media, Digital/New Media, Culture and Technology

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