02780oam 22005894a 450 991016695470332120210915050233.0978191130739619113073989781911307402191130740110.14324/111.9781911307402(CKB)3710000001098606(MiAaPQ)EBC4822556(OCoLC)976406838(MdBmJHUP)muse96200(ScCtBLL)3545a0fa-44d0-481c-95ef-a974b5d0223a(OCoLC)1163806599(EXLCZ)99371000000109860620170601d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVisualising FacebookA Comparative Perspective /Daniel Miller and Jolynna SinananLondonUCL Press2017©20171 online resource (226 pages) illustrations, photographsWhy we post9781911307365 1911307363 Includes bibliographical references and index.Since the growth of social media, human communication has become much more visual. This book presents a scholarly analysis of the images people post on a regular basis to Facebook. By including hundreds of examples, readers can see for themselves the differences between postings from a village north of London, and those from a small town in Trinidad. Why do women respond so differently to becoming a mother in England from the way they do in Trinidad? How are values such as carnival and suburbia expressed visually? Based on an examination of over 20,000 images, the authors argue that phenomena such as selfies and memes must be analysed in their local context. The book aims to highlight the importance of visual images today in patrolling and controlling the moral values of populations, and explores the changing role of photography from that of recording and representation, to that of communication, where an image not only documents an experience but also enhances it, making the moment itself more exciting.Social SciencebisacshSocial Science / Media StudiesbisacshSocial Science / SociologybisacshSocial sciencesElectronic books. Social ScienceSocial Science / Media StudiesSocial Science / SociologySocial sciences.004.0846Miller Daniel118348Sinanan JolynnaautMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910166954703321Visualising Facebook2160688UNINA