TY - JOUR
T1 - #DearCongress: A public letter
AU - Montemurro, Elisabeth A.
AU - Kamerer, David
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - #DearCongress was prevalent within Twitter discourse during the 2013 U.S. government shutdown. The hashtag allowed a community to form by assembling around a common topic. What a group communicates through social networks cannot be separated from its context. This micro-analysis of #DearCongress utilizes discourse tracing through word clouds, guided by Bruns & Burgess’ concept of an ad hoc public. By looking at the commentary during a political and time stamped event, we can better understand the role discourse plays in group formation, evolution, and impact.
AB - #DearCongress was prevalent within Twitter discourse during the 2013 U.S. government shutdown. The hashtag allowed a community to form by assembling around a common topic. What a group communicates through social networks cannot be separated from its context. This micro-analysis of #DearCongress utilizes discourse tracing through word clouds, guided by Bruns & Burgess’ concept of an ad hoc public. By looking at the commentary during a political and time stamped event, we can better understand the role discourse plays in group formation, evolution, and impact.
UR - https://ecommons.luc.edu/communication_facpubs/20
U2 - 10.5210/fm.v21i3.5498
DO - 10.5210/fm.v21i3.5498
M3 - Article
VL - 21
JO - School of Communication: Faculty Publications and Other Works
JF - School of Communication: Faculty Publications and Other Works
ER -