Blogging : how our private thoughts went public / Kristin Roeschenthaler Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfe, Kristin Roeschenthaler, 1970- author.

Series:

Studies in new media

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blogs.

Self-disclosure.

Physical Description:

vii, 97 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]

Summary:

Blogging: How Our Private Thoughts Went Public examines self-representational writing from its historical roots in personal diaries to its current form in personal blogs. Widely available on the Internet, personal blogs are the latest form of an ever more public writing style of self-reflection. Utilizing Hannah Arendt's philosophy of public, private, and social, this book delves deeper into the question of public versus private and provides an entrance for Arendt's work into today's mediated world. Arendt's understanding of public, private, and social allows us to better understand the need for boundaries and for both public and private spaces in our lives. Interpersonal communication theories, including boundary management theory and parasocial framework theory, help to better understand how people navigate public and private boundaries in communication. These theories provide a philosophical view of our overshared and overmediated world, and, specifically, how it affects our communication styles and practices. Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical journey from diaries and journals to personal blogs

Hannah Arendt's understanding of public, private, and social

Interpersonal communication and the role of communication technology

Personal blogs : history, usage, future : are we just looking for our 15 minutes of fame

Personal blogs that do more

Using Arendt to navigate the future of communication technology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739186459

0739186450

OCLC:

874969897