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Face, Space, And Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of the Kansas Historical Society's Social Media Usage

Hammer, Sjobor Athon
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428009790

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2015, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Cognitive Linguistics.
Social media has emerged as an ideal medium for the creation of online spaces that promote discussion and the sharing of ideas between individuals. For cultural institutions, this medium can help bring together community members to further the aim of the institution: the education of community members and preservation of local history (Levin 2007; Rosenberg 2011; Karp 1992). However, restrictions on time, staff, and funding, as well as self-reported anxiety (KSHS 10/28; 11/18) around the use of social media lead to online spaces that are distant, awkward, or threatening, to which few or no community members will contribute. This paper examines issues of institutional face creation through a case study with the Kansas Historical Society. Utilizing Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson’s Politeness Theory (1987), as well as Paul Grice’s Cooperative Principle (1989), I argue that individual anxieties bleed into online spaces and negatively affect the Society's ability to connect with community members in a meaningful way.
Todd Oakley (Advisor)
William Deal (Committee Member)
Mark Turner (Committee Member)
233 p.
Linguistics
cognitive linguistics, linguistic politeness, social media, face, cooperative principle, museums

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  • Hammer, S. A. (2015). Face, Space, And Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of the Kansas Historical Society's Social Media Usage [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428009790

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hammer, Sjobor. Face, Space, And Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of the Kansas Historical Society's Social Media Usage. 2015. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428009790.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hammer, Sjobor. "Face, Space, And Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of the Kansas Historical Society's Social Media Usage." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428009790

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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