02863oam 22006134a 450 991022924140332120210915050243.01-78735-095-91-78735-096-7(CKB)4100000000981198(MiAaPQ)EBC5217736(WaSeSS)IndRDA00125510(OCoLC)1013746458(MdBmJHUP)muse96178(EXLCZ)99410000000098119820171201d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSocial Media in TrinidadValues and Visibility /Jolynna SinananLondon :UCL Press,2017.©2017.1 online resource (247 pages) illustrationsWhy we post1-78735-094-0 1-78735-093-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The field site : a town that could be anywhere -- The social medial landscape : new media and 'old' media -- Visual postings : showing individuality and remaining part of a group -- Relationships : polymedia and the family -- Social media and social visibility : being very local and very global -- The wider world : non-activism and the visibility of values -- Conclusion : social media through ethnography.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. Not elevating oneself above others is one of the core values of the town, and social media becomes a tool for.Why we post.Social mediafast(OCoLC)fst01741098Online social networksfast(OCoLC)fst01741311Social mediaTrinidad and TobagoOnline social networksTrinidad and TobagoSocial mediaTrinidad and TobagoOnline social networksTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagofastElectronic books. Social media.Online social networks.Social mediaOnline social networksSocial mediaOnline social networks302.231Sinanan Jolynna447523MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910229241403321Social Media in Trinidad2157569UNINA