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Quantified Storytelling

A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media

By: Alex Georgakopoulou,Stefan Iversen,Carsten Stage

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Quantified Storytelling

A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media

By: Alex Georgakopoulou,Stefan Iversen,Carsten Stage

This book interrogates the role of quantification in stories on social media: how do visible numbers (e.g. of views, shares, likes) and invisible algorithmic measurements shape the stories we post and engage with? The links of quantification with stories have not been explored sufficiently in storytelling research or in social media studies, despite the fact that platforms have been integrating sophisticated metrics into developing facilities for sharing stories, with a massive appeal to ordinary users, influencers and businesses alike. With case-studies from Instagram, Reddit and Snapchat, the authors show how three types of metrics, namely content metrics, interface metrics and algorithmic metrics, affect the ways in which cancer patients share their experiences, the circulation of specific stories that mobilize counter-publics and the design of stories as facilities on platforms. The analyses document how numbers structure elements in stories, indicate and produce engagement and become resources for the tellers’ self-presentation. This book will be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of narrative and social media studies, including narratology, biography studies, digital storytelling, life-writing, narrative psychology, sociological approaches to narrative, discourse and sociolinguistic perspectives.

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Springer Nature

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3030480747

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The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions

Taking a Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach

By: Lauren Alex O'Hagan

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The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions

Taking a Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach

By: Lauren Alex O'Hagan

This innovative text draws on theories and methodologies from the fields of multimodality, ethnography, and literacy studies to explore the sociocultural significance of book ownership and book inscriptions in Edwardian Britain. The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions examines evidence gathered from historical records, archival documents, and the inscriptive practices of individuals from the Edwardian era to foreground the social, communicative, and performative functions of inscriptive practices and illustrate how material, lexical, and semiotic means were used to perform identity, contest social status, and forge relationships with others. The text adopts a unique ethnohistorical approach to multimodality, supporting the development of a typography of book inscriptions which will serve as a unique interpretive framework for analysis of literary artifacts in the context of broader sociopolitical forces. This text will benefit doctoral students, researchers, and academics in the fields of literacy studies, English language arts, and research methods in education more broadly. Those interested in British book history, anthropology, and 20th-century literature will also enjoy this volume.

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310

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Routledge

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1000367487

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9781000367485

Your Path to Healthier Dentistry

A Holistic Approach to Keeping Your Teeth for a Lifetime

By: Dr. Alex Shvartsman

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Your Path to Healthier Dentistry

A Holistic Approach to Keeping Your Teeth for a Lifetime

By: Dr. Alex Shvartsman

Today dentistry is changing at a rapid pace. It is a truly exciting time to be a dentist. However, it is an amazing time to be the patient. New advances in all disciplines of dentistry have made it possible to provide comfortable, esthetic, long lasting and healthy dental care. It is also a scary time to be the patient. Globally and in the USA tooth decay and gum disease are on the rise. The impact of oral disease on the total heath of the body can no longer be denied or ignored. Do not fear, for in the following pages you will gain the knowledge of how to keep your teeth for a lifetime and become your own dental health care advocate. This book will make you laugh, shock you, anger you but most importantly it will empower you with knowledge to help you make better decisions about healthier dental care. Dr. Shvartsman explains in easy to understand language what is available to the health conscious dental consumer. Subjects like Root Canal Therapy, Dental Implants and Mercury Toxicity form amalgam fillings are thoroughly discussed. A must read for the holistic minded person seeking a healthier approach to dental care.

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257

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1481741195

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Southern Gaul and the Mediterranean

Multilingualism and Multiple Identities in the Iron Age and Roman Periods

By: Alex Mullen

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Southern Gaul and the Mediterranean

Multilingualism and Multiple Identities in the Iron Age and Roman Periods

By: Alex Mullen

The interactions of the Celtic-speaking communities of Southern Gaul with the Mediterranean world have intrigued commentators since antiquity. This book combines sociolinguistics and archaeology to bring to life the multilingualism and multiple identities of the region from the foundation of the Greek colony of Massalia in 600 BC to the final phases of Roman Imperial power. It builds on the interest generated by the application of modern bilingualism theory to ancient evidence by modelling language contact and community dynamics, and adopting an innovative interdisciplinary approach. This produces insights into the entanglements and evolving configurations of a dynamic zone of cultural contact. Key foci of contact-induced change are exposed and new interpretations of cultural phenomena highlight complex origins and influences from the entire Mediterranean koine. Southern Gaul reveals itself to be fertile ground for considering the major themes of multilingualism, ethnolinguistic vitality, multiple identities, colonialism and Mediterraneanization.

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565

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Cambridge University Press

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1107355028

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9781107355026

Quantified Storytelling

A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media

By: Alex Georgakopoulou,Stefan Iversen,Carsten Stage

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A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media

By: Alex Georgakopoulou,Stefan Iversen,Carsten Stage

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Quantified Storytelling

Quantified Storytelling

The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions

The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions

Your Path to Healthier Dentistry

Your Path to Healthier Dentistry

Southern Gaul and the Mediterranean

Southern Gaul and the Mediterranean

Quantified Storytelling

Quantified Storytelling

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