[Commlist] New Book: Quantified Storytelling. A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media

New book in the Palgrave Pivot series:

/Quantified Storytelling, A Narrative Analysis of Metrics on Social Media/

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Authors: Georgakopoulou, Alex; Iversen, Stefan; Stage, Carsten

https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030480738 
<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030480738>

The book interrogates the role of quantification in stories on social 
media: how do visible numbers (e.g. of views, shares, likes) and 
invisible algorithmic measurements shape the stories we post and engage 
with? The links of quantification with stories have not been explored 
sufficiently in storytelling research or in social media studies, 
despite the fact that platforms have been integrating sophisticated 
metrics into developing facilities for sharing stories, with a massive 
appeal to ordinary users, influencers and businesses alike. With 
case-studies from Instagram, Reddit and Snapchat, the authors show how 
three types of metrics, namely content metrics, interface metrics and 
algorithmic metrics, affect the ways in which cancer patients share 
their experiences, the circulation of specific stories that mobilize 
counter-publics and the design of stories as facilities on platforms. 
The analyses document how numbers structure elements in stories, 
indicate and produce engagement and become resources for the tellers’ 
self-presentation. This book will be of interest to students and 
scholars working in the fields of narrative and social media studies, 
including narratology, biography studies, digital storytelling, 
life-writing, narrative psychology, sociological approaches to 
narrative, discourse and sociolinguistic perspectives.

Table of contents (5 chapters):

- Analysing Quantified Stories on Social Media

- Measuring and Narrating the Disrupted Self on Instagram

- Making Memes Count: Platformed Rallying on Reddit

- Curating Stories: Curating Metrics—Directives in the Design of Stories

- Conclusion

Endorsements:

“Georgakopoulou, Iversen and Stage offer compelling evidence of how 
metrics are not just at the heart of stories; they often convey the 
heart behind stories of struggle, pain, and happiness. Deeply original 
and engaging.” --Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois, USA


“Quantified Storytelling offers a ground-breaking analysis of “how we 
tell now” by exploring the reciprocal influences of metrics and 
storytelling in social media.”--James Phelan, Ohio State University, USA

  “The authors skillfully show how quantification has become a central 
element of narrative and status on social media, shaping content in the 
quest for influence.” --Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales, 
Australia

“Quantified Storytelling is challenging, original, 
thought-provoking work. Merging their expertise in language, media and 
narrative studies, the authors drive home the need for truly 
interdisciplinary research on the algorithmic transformations of 
storytelling in a social media world.” --Jannis Androutsopoulos, 
Universität Hamburg, Germany

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