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Friended At The Front : Social Media In The American War Zone
Hardback Edition: 1
For most of us, clicking "like" on social media has become fairly routine. For a Marine, clicking "like" from the battlefield lets his social network know he's alive. This is the first time in the history of modern warfare that US troops have direct, instantaneous
connection to civilian life back home. Lisa Ellen Silvestri's Friended at the Front documents the revolutionary evolving military guidelines for social media engagement, Silvestri explores specific practices amongst active duty Marines such as posting photos and producing memes. Her interviews, observations, and research reveal how social network sites present both an opportunity to connect with civilians back home, as well as an obligation to do so--one that can become controversial for troops in a war zone. Much like the war on terror itself, the boundaries, expectations, and dangers associated with social media are amorphous and under constant negotiation. Friended at the Front explains how our communication landscape changes what it is like to go to war for individual service members, their loved ones, and for the American public at large change in the way we communicate across fronts.
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Pages : 288
Publisher : University of Kansas Press
Publication date : 2015-11-30
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Science And Technology, Social Sciences, History, Politics, Computing And IT, Sociology, Defence Strategy, Planning & Research, Social Networking, Sociology: Customs & Traditions