Beschreibung:
Drawing on 15 months of ethnographic research in one of the most under-developed regions in the Caribbean island of Trinidad, this book describes the uses and consequences of social media for its residents. Jolynna Sinanan argues that this semi-urban town is a place in-between: somewhere city dwellers look down on and villagers look up to. The complex identity of the town is expressed through uses of social media, with significant results for understanding social media more generally.
1. Introduction and field site: a town that could be anywhere 2. The social media landscape: new media and 'old' media 3. Visual postings: showing individuality and remaining part of a group 4. Relationships: polymedia and the family 5. Social media and social visibility: being very local and very global 6. The wider world: non-activism and the visibility of values 7. Conclusion: social media through ethnography