Social media in Southeast Italy crafting ideals

Why is social media in southeast Italy so predictable when it is used by such a range of different people? This book describes the impact of social media on the population of a town in the southern region of Puglia, Italy. Razvan Nicolescu spent 15 months living among the town's residents, expl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Nicolescu, Razvan, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : UCL Press 2016.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746887706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction : Grano, an average place in southeast Italy
  • 2. The social media landscape
  • 3. Visual postings : looking for 'the good'
  • 4. Social media and social relationships : setting layers of intimacy
  • 5. The imposition of beauty
  • 6. The wider world : ideals of work and ideals of education
  • 7. Conclusion.