Sponsored by the Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American Sociological Association, this volume examines wide-ranging aspects of culture, communication, and [new] media broadly defined. Themes include the interplay between [new] media and any of the following: culture, communication, technology, convergence, the arts, cultural production, and cultural change in the digital age. Contributions shed light on emergent phenomena that -sociologists, particularly those studying media or communication, culture scholars will find intriguing.
Introduction: Volume 11 - Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz, Shelia R. Cotten, Timothy M. Hale, Apryl A. Williams and Joy L. HightowerSECTION I: COMMUNICATIVE CULTURESOn Violating One’s Own Privacy: N-adic Utterances and Inadvertent Disclosures in Online Venues - Xiaoli Tian and Daniel A. MenchikCouples’ Use of Technology in Maintaining Relationships - Xiaolin ZhuoSECTION II: MEDIA, CULTURE, AND IDENTITYSpectacles of Self(ie) Empowerment? Networked Individualism and the Logic of the (Post)Feminist Selfie - Stephen R. BarnardYou’ve Been Catfished: An Analysis of Postemotionalism in “Reality” Television and Audience Response on Twitter - Apryl A. WilliamsCultures of Experimentation: Role-Playing Games and Sexual Identity - Ciaran Devlin and Anne HolohanSECTION III: DIGITAL PUBLIC CULTURESTwitter Sentiments: Pattern Recognition and Poll Prediction - Francis P. Barclay, C. Pichandy, Anusha Venkat and Sreedevi SudhakaranThe Limits of Neoliberalism: How Writers and Editors Use Digital Technologies in the Literary Field - Matthew ClairThe Role of Mass Media in the Transmission of Culture - Julie B. WiestSECTION IV: METHODS FOR STUDYING MEDIA AND CULTUREVirtual Tours: Enhancing Qualitative Methodology to Holistically Capture Youth Peer Cultures - Ana Campos-Holland, Brooke Dinsmore and Jasmine KelekaySentiment Analysis of Polarizing Topics in Social Media: News Site Readers’ Comments on the Trayvon Martin Controversy - Gabe Ignatow, Nicholas Evangelopoulos and Konstantinos Zougris
Edited by Laura Robinson, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara UniversityJeremy Schulz, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, BerkeleyShelia R. Cotton, Department of Media and Information, Michigan State UniversityTimothy M. Hale, Partners Center for Connected Health, Harvard Medical SchoolApryl A. Williams, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M UniversityJoy L. Hightower, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley