Communication and Information Technologies Annual

Edited by Laura Robinson, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara UniversityJeremy Schulz, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, BerkeleyShelia R. Cotton, Department of Media and Information, Michigan State UniversityTimothy M. Hale, Partners Center for Connected Health, Harvard Medical SchoolApryl A. Williams, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M UniversityJoy L. Hightower, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley

• Introduction: Volume 11 - Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz, Shelia R. Cotten, Timothy M. Hale, Apryl A. Williams and Joy L. HightowerSECTION I: COMMUNICATIVE CULTURESOn Violating One’s Own Privacy: N-adic Utterances and Inadvertent Disclosures in Online Venues - Xiaoli Tian and Daniel A. MenchikCouples’ Use of Technology in Maintaining Relationships - Xiaolin ZhuoSECTION II: MEDIA, CULTURE, AND IDENTITYSpectacles of Self(ie) Empowerment? Networked Individualism and the Logic of the (Post)Feminist Selfie - Stephen R. BarnardYou’ve Been Catfished: An Analysis of Postemotionalism in “Reality” Television and Audience Response on Twitter - Apryl A. WilliamsCultures of Experimentation: Role-Playing Games and Sexual Identity - Ciaran Devlin and Anne Holohan SECTION III: DIGITAL PUBLIC CULTURESTwitter Sentiments: Pattern Recognition and Poll Prediction - Francis P. Barclay, C. Pichandy, Anusha Venkat and Sreedevi SudhakaranThe Limits of Neoliberalism: How Writers and Editors Use Digital Technologies in the Literary Field - Matthew Clair The Role of Mass Media in the Transmission of Culture - Julie B. WiestSECTION IV: METHODS FOR STUDYING MEDIA AND CULTUREVirtual Tours: Enhancing Qualitative Methodology to Holistically Capture Youth Peer Cultures - Ana Campos-Holland, Brooke Dinsmore and Jasmine KelekaySentiment Analysis of Polarizing Topics in Social Media: News Site Readers’ Comments on the Trayvon Martin Controversy - Gabe Ignatow, Nicholas Evangelopoulos and Konstantinos Zougris

Editors Robinson, Schulz, Cotten, Hale, Williams, and Hightower present readers with a collection of academic essays and research papers devoted to the intersection of new media, culture, and society. The selections that make up the main body of the text are focused on communication cultures; the intersection of media, culture, and identity; digital public cultures; and methods for studying media and culture. Laura Robinson is a faculty member of Santa Clara University in California. Jeremy Schulz and Joy L. Hightower are faculty members of the University of California, Berkeley. Shelia R. Cotten is a faculty member of Michigan State University. Timothy M. Hale is a faculty member of Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Apryl A. Williams is a faculty member of Texas A&M University.