Social media in Southeast Italy : : crafting ideals / / Razvan Nicolescu.

Why is social media in southeast Italy so predictable when it is used by such a range of different people? This book describes the impact of social media on the population of a town in the southern region of Puglia, Italy. Razvan Nicolescu spent 15 months living among the town's residents, expl...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : UCL Press,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (193 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : Grano, an average place in southeast Italy
  • 2. The social media landscape
  • 3. Visual postings : looking for 'the good'
  • 4. Social media and social relationships : setting layers of intimacy
  • 5. The imposition of beauty
  • 6. The wider world : ideals of work and ideals of education
  • 7. Conclusion.