| Description |
1 online resource (261 pages) |
| Series |
New Media Cultures ; v. 3 |
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New media cultures.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Three Tales of One Community; Chapter 1 -- The Soap Opera and its Audience: TV for the Less Intelligent?; Chapter 2 -- Interpreting and Comparing Perspectives in the Audience Community; Chapter 3 -- It's Only a Soap: Criticism, Creativity, and Solidarity; Chapter 4 -- "I Think of them as Friends": Interpersonal Relationships in the Online Community; Chapter 5 -- The Development of Individual Identity; Chapter 6 -- Futureflash: 5 Years Later; Conclusion -- Tune in Tomorrow; Appendix A -- Surveys; Appendix B -- Genre Analysis |
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Appendix C -- Analysis of Agreements and DisagreementsReferences; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Tune In, Log Out is an ethnographic study of an Internet soap opera fan group. Bridging the fields of computer-mediated communication and audience studies, the book shows how verbal and non verbal communicative practices create collaborative interpretations and criticism, group humor, interpersonal relationships, group norms and individual identity. While much has been written about problems and inequities women have encountered online, Nancy K Baym's analysis of a female-dominated group in which female communication styles prevail demonstrates that women can build successful online communities while still welcoming male participation. In addition, a longitudinal look at the development of fan group allows an examination of the endurance of the group's social structure in the face of the Internet's tremendous growth. Lively and engaging, Tune In, Log Out provides an entertaining introduction to issues of online and audience community |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-240) and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Television soap operas -- Social aspects -- United States
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Television soap operas -- Electronic discussion groups
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Television soap operas
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Television soap operas -- Social aspects
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic discussion groups
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781452221663 |
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1452221669 |
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