Social Media

Kehbuma Langmia is an Associate Professor at Howard University within the Department of Strategic, Legal and Management Communications. Tia C. M. Tyree is an Associate Professor at Howard University within the Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications. Pamela C. O’Brien is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Communications at Bowie State University. Ingrid Sturgis is an Assistant Professor/New Media in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film at Howard University.

• Preface                                                                                                         Acknowledgments                                                                                         Introduction:  Social Media History and Use, Pamela C. O’Brien                                                                   Section I:  PedagogyChapter 1:  Using Social Media and Creating Social Media Courses, Tia C. M. Tyree                                                                                     Chapter 2:  Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, and Media-Sharing Sites in the Classroom,  Jennifer B. Cox                                                                                            Chapter 3:  Teaching Computational Literacy Through Game Design, Ingrid Sturgis & Todd Shurn                                                                    Chapter 4:  Social Media and Critical Pedagogy, Kehbuma Langmia & Stella-Monica Mpande                                                   Chapter 5:  How to Do Communication Research Using Social Media Data, William B. Hart & Erica C. Taylor                                                     Chapter 6:  Conducting Research Utilizing Social Media: Best Practices, Jamie Cohen & Paul Mihailidis                                                             Section II:  Social Media Practices in the United States    Chapter 7:  African Americans and Social Media, Jayne Cubbage                                                                                             Chapter 8:  The Seven Sisters and Their Siblings Go Digital: An Analysis of Women’s Magazine Content on Websites, iPads, and Cell Phones, Yanick Rice Lamb & Kendra Desrosiers                                      Chapter 9:  Social Branding of College Students to Seek Employment, Jamila A Cupid & S. Lenise Wallace                                                              Chapter 10:  Social Media, Law, and Practice, Angela D. Minor Esq.              Section III:  International Social Media PracticesChapter 11:  Participatory Media Impact on the Arab Spring, Adam Klein                                                                                                       Chapter 12: Social Media and Participatory Communication: The UNDP and the Diffusion of Empowerment, Nickesia S. Gordon                              Chapter 13:  Cock Crow in the “Electronic Republic:” Social Media and Kenya’s 2013 Presidential Election, Kehbuma Langmia                                                                        About the Editors                                                                                           About the Authors

“This book is an impressive blend of theoretical overview, case studies, and practical application of social media content and platforms.  It makes a compelling case for social media literacy, exploring its social and civic uses while arguing for the need to understand and harness the potential of social networks.”