Social media, characterized by user-generated content,
interactivity, participation and community formation, have gained
much research attention in recent years. At the same time,
intimacy, affectivity and emotions are increasingly growing as
fields of study. While these two areas are often interwoven, the
actual interconnections are rarely studied in detail. This
anthology explores how social media construct new types of
intimacies, and how practices of intimacy shape the development and
use of new media, offering empirical knowledge, theoretical
insights and an international perspective on the flourishing field
of digital intimacies. Chapters present a range of research tools
used, such as interviews, online ethnography, visual analysis, text
analysis and video analysis. There is also rich variation in
sources for the empirical material studied, including Tumblr,
YouTube, dating sites, hook-up sites, Facebook, Snapchat,
Couchsurfing, selfies, blogs and photographs, as well as
smartphones, tablets and computers. By focusing on the intersection
between social media and intimacies, and their continuous
co-constitution, this anthology offers new insights into the vast
landscape of contemporary media reality. It will be a valuable
resource for teachers, students and scholars with an interest in
new media, communication, intimacy and affectivity.
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