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Uncovering Online Commenting Culture

Trolls, Fanboys and Lurkers

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Systematically looks at why we behave the way we do online, in all spaces from the comment threads of news stories, to specialist forums, through to social media platforms

  • Draws on a broad range of research including that from media and cultural studies, psychology and anthropology

  • Fills a gap by providing scholars who are turning increasing attention to the online realm, and students navigating new media, a method for interpreting online comments’ role in society

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

About this book

In today’s digital world our social interactions often take place in the form of written comments. We chat, disagree, worship, vent, confess, and even attack in written form in public digital spaces. Drawing on scholarly literature from media and cultural studies, psychology and sociology, Uncovering Commenting Culture charts this commenting territory and outlines why we behave in these ways online. In this timely book, Renee Barnes provides a participatory model for understanding commenting culture that is based on the premise that our behaviours online–including those that cause us most the concern–are not so much an internet problem as a social problem. By looking at a wide variety of online commenting habitats, from the comment threads following news stories, through to specialist forums and social media platforms, the volume provides a comprehensive understanding of the role of online commenting in society and provides suggestions for how we might mitigate bad behaviours.





Reviews

“Barnes leads us on a rich journey of exploration into media sociology, psychology, cybercultural, game and fan studies accounts of why and how we comment on media content. This work will be invaluable to anyone hoping to develop more civil communities online.” (Fiona Martin, The University of Sydney, Australia)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Arts, Business and Law, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia

    Renee Barnes

About the author

Renee Barnes is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. 



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Uncovering Online Commenting Culture

  • Book Subtitle: Trolls, Fanboys and Lurkers

  • Authors: Renee Barnes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70235-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70234-6Published: 31 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88907-8Published: 06 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70235-3Published: 17 January 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 133

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Digital/New Media, Social Media, Media and Communication

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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