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Wolfe, Kristin Roeschenthaler, 1970-

Blogging : how our private thoughts went public / Kristin Roeschenthaler Wolfe. - vii, 97 pages ; 24 cm. - Studies in new media .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-279) and index.

Historical journey from diaries and journals to personal blogs -- Hannah Arendt's understanding of public, private, and social -- Interpersonal communication and the role of communication technology -- Personal blogs : history, usage, future : are we just looking for our 15 minutes of fame -- Personal blogs that do more -- Using Arendt to navigate the future of communication technology.

Public versus private is an ongoing concern in communication. This book examines this phenomenon through self-representational writing and the philosophical lens of Hannah Arendt's public versus private theory, the Boundary Management theory, and the Parasocial Framework theory to examine the first social networking platform: personal blogs.

ISBN: 9780739198049

LCCN: 2014012218

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Blogs.
Self-disclosure.

Dewey Class. No.: 302.2314