Social Media Research Methods

3 Hours

Using a selection of empirical case studies from the social media literature, consider the historical formation of social media and the lines that can be drawn to contemporary consequences, particularly the blurring of public and private lives, shifts in power relations, and the spread of rumors and urban myths that is seen today. Explore basic social network analysis and relevant statistical methods. Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media Rsrch Methods) and 395 (Topic 71) may not both be counted.