Social Media and Genre Studies
An Investigation of Facebook and Twitter Higher Education Web Pages
Seiten
2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0735-3 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0735-3 (ISBN)
This book investigates whether Facebook and Twitter have become a genre, particularly for higher education institutions. The author examines the purpose, form, and functionality of higher education’s institutional web pages on these platforms through a combination of content analysis and interviews.
This book investigates whether Facebook and Twitter have become a genre of media for higher education institutions. Thomas Kenny has conducted a mixed-methods study using a combination of content analysis and interviews with social media employees to explore the purpose, form, and functionality of these web pages. Ultimately, Kenny argues that while institutional web pages on Facebook and Twitter do constitute a genre, each is a separate and distinct platform that works differently with varying goals, structure, and effectiveness associated with them. Scholars of communication, information studies, media studies, journalism, and higher education will find this book of particular interest.
This book investigates whether Facebook and Twitter have become a genre of media for higher education institutions. Thomas Kenny has conducted a mixed-methods study using a combination of content analysis and interviews with social media employees to explore the purpose, form, and functionality of these web pages. Ultimately, Kenny argues that while institutional web pages on Facebook and Twitter do constitute a genre, each is a separate and distinct platform that works differently with varying goals, structure, and effectiveness associated with them. Scholars of communication, information studies, media studies, journalism, and higher education will find this book of particular interest.
Thomas Kenny is assistant professor, program director, and director of media facilities for the communications department at Molloy University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: Definition of Genre
Chapter 2: Investigating Institutional Social Media Sites as a Genre
Chapter 3: Three Characteristics of Genre and Research Design
Chapter 4: Purpose of Facebook and Twitter Web Pages in Higher Education
Chapter 5: Form of Facebook and Twitter Web Pages in Higher Education
Chapter 6: Functionality of Facebook and Twitter: Higher Education Staff and Administration
Chapter 7: Conclusion: Facebook and Twitter as Genres
Appendix
References
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.04.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations; Tables; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-0735-9 / 1666907359 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-0735-3 / 9781666907353 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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