Gender Issues in the Interactions of Italian Politicians on Twitter: Identity, Representation and Flows of Conversation
Gender Issues in the Interactions of Italian Politicians on Twitter: Identity, Representation and Flows of Conversation
Author(s): Jessica Cancila, Stefania SpinaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Universitară & ADI Publication
Keywords: social networks; computer-mediated communication; Twitter; dialogue; gender; identity; social interactions; conversation; political discourse
Summary/Abstract: Twitter is emerging as a medium where users negotiate and maintain relationships and identities. How do political actors use Twitter? In a gender perspective, this study aims to shed light on their interactions on Twitter, which can be considered a window on how women and men represent and construct their gender and political identities within conversational flows.
Journal: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies and Environmental Communication
- Issue Year: 2/2013
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 147-157
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English