Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction: Everyday Politics and Social Media
Chapter One: Personal/Political
Chapter Two: Political Rituals of Social Media
Chapter Three: Media Politics
Chapter Four: Breaking News, Scandals, and Crises
Chapter Five: Collective and Connective Action
Chapter Six: Partisan Politics and Politicians on Social Media
Chapter Seven: The Everyday of Elections
Conclusion: The Changing Face of Everyday Social Media and Everyday Politics
Notes
References
Tim Highfield is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Sessional Academic at Queensland University of Technology.
"Politics is personal and the personal is political. As new media
platforms enhance our ability to express ourselves and connect with
others, everyday politics are performed in public spheres
interconnected by social media. Tim Highfield makes this abundantly
clear in Social Media and Everyday Politics, a must read volume for
those interested in how the language, the practice, and the meaning
of political expression evolve in contemporary societies. His
approach offers rich theoretical terms, methodological insight, and
analytical rigor to our understanding of how social media
reorganize political realities."
—Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago "This is an
excellent book. It is comprehensive and up-to-date. It is a great
introduction to social media in general but especially delivers
handsomely on its topic of everyday politics and social media. The
range of examples and cases are terrific and well-analysed. I
especially like the authorial voice grounded, funny, lively,
sharp.
—Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney "Of special interest to
sociology, journalism, and political science scholars, the internet
studies encompassed in this book bridge the gap between these
disciplines by showing the interaction among them."
—Choice "This book is a great introduction to the everday politics
of socia media, and the vibrant discussion of important issues
makes it worth a read for students and scolars at any level."
—Political Studies Review
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