[Air-L] New book: Social Media and Minority Languages

[Rhodri Ap Dyfrig [rla]]

This is my first post to the list so hi all!

I thought some subscribers to the list would be interested in this new publication edited by Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones (Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK) and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia) which investigates uses of social media and other digital media through the lens of minority language speakers.

Here's the blurb:

"As a field in its own right, Minority Language Media studies is developing fast. The recent technological and social developments that have accelerated media convergence and opened new ways of access and exchange into spaces formerly controlled by media institutions, offer new opportunities, challenges and dangers to minority languages, and especially to their already established media institutions.

This book includes debates on what convergence and participation actually mean, a series of case studies of specific social media developments in minority language, as well as comparative studies on how the cultural industries have engaged with the new possibilities brought about by media convergence. Finally, the book also offers a historical review of the development of Minority Language Media worldwide, and evidences the areas in which more extensive research is required."

Full details here: http://multilingualmatters.com/display.asp?k=9781847699046 ; and a Google Books preview here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NaVr-sc2BZQC&hl=en

Rhodri ap Dyfrig
PhD Candidate
Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
http://apdyfrig.com