[Air-L] New Book | Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age

[Radhika G]

congrats, Dhiraj!

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Dhiraj Murthy <dmurthy at bowdoin.edu> wrote:

> I wanted to introduce my recently published book, Twitter: Social
> Communication in the Twitter Age, which is part of Polity's Digital Media
> and Society series. My book takes a historically-contextualized approach to
> understanding Twitter and presents specific case studies of citizen
> journalism, social movements, health, and disasters. Let me know via
> @dhirajmurthy if you want to learn more about the book, how to use it in
> classes, etc.
>
> Available in paperback at Amazon US at: http://amzn.to/WhQZ6K | Amazon UK
> at: http://amzn.to/12aYtes | and worldwide/review copies via Polity at:
> http://bit.ly/XFfaq4
>
> Reviews:
> "Dhiraj Murthy's Twitter is a rich and informed consideration of one of
> the most commonly used sites in the US today. Drawing from multiple
> perspectives and incorporating literature from sociology, communication,
> political science, and media studies, Murthy's book includes chapters on
> the role Twitter plays in reshaping journalism, activism practices,
> disaster coordination, and the sharing of social support and medical
> information. Notably, the book pays special attention to historical
> context, drawing out connections between Twitter and earlier technologies,
> and using these comparisons to illustrate what is new and what is not so
> new about this fascinating communication platform. Murthy engages with
> sophisticated analytical frameworks but does so using accessible language
> and concrete examples, which will make this volume especially useful in the
> classroom."
> Nicole Ellison, Michigan State University
>
> "The 200,000 million tweets sent each day have been deserving of serious
> scholarly attention. Murthy addresses this gap in a pioneering book."
> The Global Journal
>
> "Dhiraj Murthy's Twitter is an excellent overview of the endless spirals
> of meaning and insignificance that characterize the micro-blogging
> phenomenon."
> Hal Niedzviecki, author of The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love
> Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbours
>
> Description:
> Twitter has become a household name, discussed both for its role in
> prominent national elections, natural disasters, and political movements,
> as well as for what some malign as narcissistic "chatter." This book takes
> a critical step back from popular discourse and media coverage of Twitter,
> to present the first balanced, scholarly engagement of this popular medium.
> In this timely and comprehensive introduction, Murthy not only discusses
> Twitter's role in our political, economic, and social lives, but also draws
> a historical line between the telegraph and Twitter to reflect on changes
> in social communication over time. The book thoughtfully examines Twitter
> as an emergent global communications medium and provides a theoretical
> framework for students, scholars, and tweeters to reflect critically on the
> impact of Twitter and the contemporary media environment. The book uses
> case studies including citizen journalism, health, and national disasters
> to provide empirically rich insi
>  ghts and to help decipher some of the ways in which Twitter and social
> media more broadly may be shaping contemporary life.
>
>
> ********************************************
> Dhiraj Murthy
> Assistant Professor of Sociology
> Director, Social Network Innovation Lab
> Bowdoin College
> Brunswick, ME 04011
> 207-721-5152 (o)
> 207-725-3023 (f)
> dmurthy [at] bowdoin [dot] edu
> http://bowdoin.edu/faculty/d/dmurthy/
> http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/
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