Affective Publics: Sentiment, Technology, and Politics

by Zizi Papacharissi

Book Overview

Over the past few decades, we have witnessed the growth of movements using digital means to connect with broader interest groups and express their points of view. These movements emerge out of distinct contexts and yield different outcomes, but tend to share one thing in common: online and offline solidarity shaped around the public display of emotion. Social media facilitate feelings of engagement, in ways that frequently make people feel re-energized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199999740
• ISBN13: 9780199999743
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 10.4"