[ecrea] New book: Networked Cancer. Affect, Narrative and Measurement

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*NEW BOOK:/Networked Cancer. Affect, Narrative and Measurement /*
by Carsten Stage, Associate Professor, School of Communication and 
Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark
(http://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319514178#otherversion=9783319514185)

The book investigates how individual cancer narratives change in an age 
of networked social media. Through a range of case studies, it shows 
that a new type of entrepreneurial cancer narrative is currently 
evolving and offers a theoretical framework for analyzing and 
critically discussing this development. The chapters examine the 
importance of connective action, biological citizenship, experimental 
selfies, dark affects, rhythm and new commemorative practices for 
understanding these entrepreneurial cancer narratives. The study will be 
of great interest to scholars of media and cultural studies, as well as 
those interested in narrative medicine, health communication, affect 
and patient participation.

*Table of contents*
  1 Introduction
  2 Cancer Blogging and Connective Action
  3 Virality, Measurement and Biological Citizenship
  4 Cancer Selfies, Scans and the Metric Power of Fascination
  5 Beyond Narrative Relief: Anger, Loneliness and Negativity in Cancer 
Blogging
  6 Commemoration, Rhythm and the Problem of Charismatic Succession
  7 Conclusions








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