Books and social media : how the digital age is shaping the printed word /

"Social media and digital technologies are transforming what, and how, we read. Books and Social Media considers the way in which readers and writers come together in digital communities to discover, and create, new works of fiction. This new way of engaging with fiction stretches the boundarie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Miriam J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge 2022
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Table of Contents:
  • What Is A Book?
  • Foucault's Archaeology and McLuhan's Global Village and Rear-View Mirror as Analytic Strategies
  • The Creative Possibilities of the Book
  • The Rise of the Citizen Author
  • The Role of Gender in the Digitally Social Communities
  • Genre Fiction is Leading the Way
  • The Role of Community in Writing Fiction Online: Social Platforms as Places Where Authors and Readers Meet
  • The Power Relationships of the Book
  • Understanding and Incorporating the Contradictions Around the Book