Informed by critical theory, this book employs Social Network Analysis (SNA) to examine the ever-increasing impact that social media has on politics and contemporary civic discourse.
Section I: Theoretical and Social Foundations 1. Introduction 2. The Digital Body Politic Section II: Networked Insights 3. Defining the Marketplace of Reason and Rage – Rhetorical Analysis, Social Network Structure, and Natural Language Processing 4. Rhetoric, Reason, and Emotion in a Network Space Section III: Our New Networked Politics 5. Critical Analysis of Digital Discourse 6. News, The Battle for Truth, and the Networked Future
James Jaehoon Lee is Associate University Librarian for Academic Innovation, and an Associate Professor in the Medill School for Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, USA. Jeffrey Layne Blevins holds a dual appointment as Professor in the Department of Journalism, and the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati, USA.