Introduction to visual communication in the age of social media: conceptual, theoretical and methodological challenges

Abstract: This thematic issue of Media and Communication focuses attention on the shift towards visual images on social media as well as the transformation of visual communication which has occurred within the online ecology of social media platforms. The sharing of images is becoming an integral part of the social media experience today, and given that social media platforms are the prime locus for sociability- at least among young people in the West -this shift towards visuals arguably transforms how we relate to each other and the world around us, as well as how we perceive and construct our sense of self. For researchers, this raises conceptual, theoretical and methodological challenges. This thematic issue presents six articles as well as a book review on visual communication in social media focusing on developing a conceptual apparatus and precise definitions of objects and practices of study as well as contributions that address and discuss the methodological challenges as well as the

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet
In: Media and Communication ; 5 (2017) 4 ; 1-5

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2017
Urheber
Svensson, Jakob
Russmann, Uta

DOI
10.17645/mac.v5i4.1263
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019080411342117398164
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Letzte Aktualisierung
25.03.2025, 13:49 MEZ

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Beteiligte

  • Svensson, Jakob
  • Russmann, Uta

Entstanden

  • 2017

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