The book offers a theoretical framework for analyzing bodily vulnerability within modern media culture, complemented by empirical case studies on topics like online war commemoration, protest strategies, and illness blogging. It investigates how global media interacts with affect theory and examines the body as a means of biopolitical protest, highlighting the significance of vulnerability in contemporary societal issues.
Developing Cultural Research Strategies for the Study of Affect
Exploring the dynamic interplay of culture and emotion, this collection offers innovative research strategies to analyze various cultural phenomena. It includes diverse studies on nightclubs, YouTube memes, political activism, heritage sites, blogging, educational advancements, and the impact of haunting memories, showcasing the multifaceted nature of cultural experiences and their emotional resonance.
This book investigates how individual cancer narratives change in an age of networked social media. Networked cancer: Affect, Narrative and Measurement offers a theoretical framework for understanding this entrepreneurial cancer narrative through an introduction focusing on the key concepts of illness narrative, social media and affect.