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Taking Offence on Social Media: Conviviality and Communication on Facebook 1st ed. 2017


Taking Offence on Social Media: Conviviality and Communication on Facebook 1st ed. 2017

Hardback by Tagg, Caroline; Brown, Amy Aisha; Seargeant, Philip

Taking Offence on Social Media: Conviviality and Communication on Facebook

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ISBN:
9783319567167
Publication Date:
11 Aug 2017
Edition/language:
1st ed. 2017 / English
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing AG
Pages:
139 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 17 - 22 May 2024
Taking Offence on Social Media: Conviviality and Communication on Facebook

Description

This book explores communication on Facebook, developing the new theoretical concept of context design as a way of understanding the dynamics of online interaction. Against a backdrop of fake news and other controversies surrounding online political debate, the authors focus on inadvertent acts of offence on Facebook; that is, when users of the site unwittingly offend or are offended by the airing of political or religious views, or of opinions deemed racist or sexist. Drawing on a survey of Facebook users, they explain why instances of offence occur and what users report doing in response. They argue that Facebook users contribute to the construction of a particular social space, one that is characterised by online conviviality and a belief that Facebook is not the place for serious debate. These views in turn shape the kind of political debate that can take place on the site. This thought-provoking book will appeal to scholars and students of applied linguistics, and anyone interested in the role of social media in contemporary political and social life.

Contents

Chapter 1. Creating Facebook: A Study of Online Conflict and Conviviality.- Chapter 2. Online Communication as Context Design.- Chapter 3. Giving and Taking Offence: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches.- Chapter 4. Social Media and Intradiverse Networks.- Chapter 5. The Impact of Intradiversity on Online Offence.- Chapter 6. Constructing Conviviality in Online Interaction.

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