Taking Offence on Social Media - Conviviality and Communication on Facebook (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Caroline Tagg • Amy Aisha Brown • Philip Seargeant
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	139
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-56716-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Discourse analysis
LSN:	3-319-56716-0
Barcode:	9783319567167

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