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Friended at the front : social media in the American war zone
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- Summary
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Friended at the Front examines how advancements in our ability to communicate across fronts changes what it means to be at war for both the troops themselves and their civilian social networks.
Details
- Creator
- Lisa Ellen Silvestri
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780700621637, 0700621636, 9780700621361, 0700621369
- OCLC
- ocn923132455
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- List of military abbreviations -- Introduction: new faces of war -- Incongruities across social media and military cultures -- From posting mail to posting status -- Photos from the field -- Marine Corps video memes -- Conclusion: this means war
Subjects
- YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Social aspects -- United States.
- Facebook (Electronic resource) -- Social aspects -- United States.
- War and families -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Soldiers -- Family relationships -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Soldiers -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
- Marines -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Case studies.
- Social media -- Government policy -- United States.
- Deployment (Strategy) -- Social aspects -- United States.
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- History -- 21st century.