Exploring emotions on #auspol : polarity, conservativism and public performance in the Twitter debate on Australian politics
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2013
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The affective communication patterns of conversations on Twitter can provide insights into the culture of online communities. In this paper we apply a combined quantitative and qualitative approach to investigate the structural make-up and emotional content of tweeting activity around the hashtag #auspol (for Australian politics) in order to highlight the polarity and conservativism that characterise this highly active community of politically engaged individuals. We document the centralised structure of this particular community, which is based around a deeply committed core of contributors. Through in-depth content analysis of the tweets of participants to the online debate we explore the communicative tone, patterns of engagement and thematic drivers that shape the affective character of the community and their effect on its cohesiveness. In this way we provide a comprehensive account of the complex techno-social, linguistic and cultural factors involved in conversations that are shaped in the Twittersphere. |
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Association of Internet Researchers |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/69880/1/Exploring_Emotions_on_%23auspol_%28final%29.pdf Sauter, Theresa & Bruns, Axel (2013) Exploring emotions on #auspol : polarity, conservativism and public performance in the Twitter debate on Australian politics. In Selected Papers of Internet Research, Association of Internet Researchers, Denver, CO. |
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Copyright 2013 The Author(s) This article is ©2013 Authors, and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND. |
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation; Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts |
Palavras-Chave | #200101 Communication Studies #200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies #200104 Media Studies #Twitter ##auspol #political debate #communicative stucture #emotion |
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