Excited readers: poetry as a tool for comment in online forums Cover Image

Възбудени читатели: поезията като средство за коментар в онлайн форумите
Excited readers: poetry as a tool for comment in online forums

Author(s): Orlin Spassov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Literary Texts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Poetry, Visual Arts, Fiction, Aesthetics, Social Philosophy, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: online forums; poetry; rhyme; obscene words; hate speech

Summary/Abstract: The text analyses an interesting phenomenon: commentary in poetic form that appears frequently in online discussion forums. What causes the participants in the discussions to switch to poetic means of expression? Why, in some cases, are verses and rhymes saturated with obscene words and hate speech? The use of such language tactics complicates the relationship between the media and their publics, as it opens opportunities for creativity and resistance to imposed norms.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 8-29
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Bulgarian