Women's Voices in the BlueWave Resistance on Twitter
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gender theory
Lauren Berlant
narrative theory
political activism
Political Studies
propaganda
queer theory
rhetorical analysis
Social Media
social media theory
Women's Studies
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- ISBN 9781793633361
- Weight: 472g
- Dimensions: 157 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 10 Feb 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In this book, Cynthia A. Davidson argues that tweeting, especially political tweeting among Democratic women, is an inherently optimistic act. Davidson’s analysis draws on Lauren Berlant’s assertion in Cruel Optimism (2011) that what we most desire is also an impediment to our thriving, whether or not the subject of specific conversations is negative. Narratives created by members of the Democratic BlueWave Resistance either support the primary purpose of the group--to uphold support of liberal democratic conventions and the issues, policies, and personalities related to them--or take place more or less comfortably within the zone of the community that supports these things. Using specific examples, empirical data, and analysis framed by Berlant’s theories as well as primary and secondary sources from current journalism and scholarship, Davidson explores Twitter as a problematic object of desire and attachment, examines the rhetorical underpinnings of its discourse, and shows how women of this group use storytelling via Twitter as a way to make connections, be heard, and stay afloat in a status quo that perpetuates un-ease and precarious existence. Scholars of media studies, gender studies, and political science will find this book of particular interest.
Cynthia A. Davidson is senior lecturer and emerging technologies coordinator in The Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University.
