LEADER 02801oam 22006014a 450 001 9910835637203321 005 20210915050243.0 010 $a1-78735-095-9 010 $a1-78735-096-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000000981198 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5217736 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00125510 035 $a(OCoLC)1013746458 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse96178 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000981198 100 $a20171201d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial Media in Trinidad$eValues and Visibility /$fJolynna Sinanan 210 1$aLondon :$cUCL Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017. 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aWhy we post 311 $a1-78735-094-0 311 $a1-78735-093-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aDrawing on 15 months of ethnographic research in one of the most under-developed regions in the Caribbean island of Trinidad, this book describes the uses and consequences of social media for its residents. Jolynna Sinanan argues that this semi-urban town is a place in-between: somewhere city dwellers look down on and villagers look up to. The complex identity of the town is expressed through uses of social media, with significant results for understanding social media more generally. Not elevating oneself above others is one of the core values of the town, and social media becomes a tool for. 410 0$aWhy we post. 606 $aSocial media$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01741098 606 $aOnline social networks$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01741311 606 $aSocial media$zTrinidad and Tobago 606 $aOnline social networks$zTrinidad and Tobago 606 $aSocial media$zTrinidad and Tobago 606 $aOnline social networks$zTrinidad and Tobago 607 $aTrinidad and Tobago$2fast 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial media. 615 0$aOnline social networks. 615 0$aSocial media 615 0$aOnline social networks 615 0$aSocial media 615 0$aOnline social networks 676 $a302.231 700 $aSinanan$b Jolynna 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910835637203321 997 $aUNINA