[ecrea] new book: The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media: An Affective Approach

New book: “The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media: An 
Affective Approach” (Emerald, part of the Sharing Death Online series)

Authors: Carsten Stage (Associate Professor, Department of Communication 
and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark) and Tina Thode Hougaard 
 (Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Culture, Aarhus 
University, Denmark)

About the book: "This book investigates the language created and used on 
social media to express and respond to personal experiences of illness, 
dying and mourning. The authors begin by setting out the established and 
recent research on social and existential media, affect and language, 
before focusing on Facebook groups dealing with the illness and death of 
two Danish children. Through these in-depth case studies, they produce 
insights into different ways of engaging in affective processes related 
to illness and death on social media, and into both the ritualized and 
innovative vernacular vocabulary created through these encounters. 
Developing an analytical framework for understanding the social role and 
logics of "affective language" (such as emojis, interjections and other 
forms of expressive interactive writing),/The Language of Illness and 
Death on Social Media/ will be of great interest to all those striving 
to understand the affective importance and roles of language for sharing 
experiences of illness, death and commemoration in these spheres".

Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Theoretical framework
Chapter 3. Forms of affective language
Chapter 4. Rhythms of affective language
Chapter 5. Conclusion

For more details: 
https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/The-Language-of-Illness-and-Death-on-Social-Media/?k=9781787694828



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