<p>“This highly readable and engaging book will be of interest to scholars working in a number of areas, including digital rhetoric, media studies and K–12 and higher education.” A. M. Laflen, California State University, Sacramento - Choice Reviews</p><p>
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"Sipley strives for lurkers to be part of all future research, because without them, the research is incomplete or incorrect." Society for Technical Communication Book Review </p>

<p>“Why do we lurk? What difference does lurking make to digital life? Just Here for the Comments is a delightful exploration of the all-too-familiar, yet all-too-neglected phenomenon of lurking. We pay attention to the loudest voices on social media. Gina Sipley makes a powerful case for paying attention to those who hide in the shadows. Stunningly original and beautifully written, Just Here for the Comments is an exciting contribution to the burgeoning field of social media studies.” Jason Hannan, University of Winnipeg</p><p>
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"What does it mean to be a lurker? These figures have been oddly neglected, in spite of how central their practice is to online interaction. Gina Sipley’s pathbreaking book turns a spotlight onto lurking as literary practice, in a richly insightful examination of this strangely unexamined phenomena." Mark Carrigan, University of Manchester </p>

We all sometimes ‘lurk’ in online spaces without posting or engaging, just reading the posts and comments. But neither reading nor lurking are ever passive acts. In fact, readers of social media are making decisions and taking grassroots actions on multiple dimensions. Unpacking this understudied phenomenon, this book challenges the conventional perspective of what counts as participatory online culture. Presenting lurking as a communication and literacy practice that resists dominant power structures, it offers an innovative approach to digital qualitative methods. Unique and original in its subject, this is a call for internet researchers to broaden their methods to include lurkers’ participation and presence.
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This book challenges the conventional perspective of what 'counts' as participatory online culture. Presenting 'lurking' on social media newsfeeds as a communication and literacy practice that resists dominant power structures, it offers an innovative approach to digital qualitative methods.
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Introduction: Everyone’s a Lurker 1. Don’t Mind Me: The History of Lurkers From Lerkere To Thriller 2. Readers Have History: Towards A Transactional Theory of New Literacies 3. To Let Others Know They Are Not Alone: Lurking and Community 4. Aint That Special: Moderating In The Age of Digital Exploitation 5. Resistance and Refusal: (Re)Evaluating Media Literacy 6. How Do We Account For Lurking?: Implications for Social Science Researchers Conclusion: Participatory. And Valuable?
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Sheds light on a neglected area within internet and social media studies; Challenges the established views on participatory online culture; Makes a distinct methodological contribution to research methods of social scientists who use social media datasets.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529227284
Publisert
2024-05-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Bristol University Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Gina Sipley is Associate Professor of English at SUNY Nassau Community College. Sipley is a first-generation college graduate.