How to study Facebook?
Emotional contagion and discursive formations
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https://doi.org/10.24215/23143924e029Keywords:
Facebook, discursive formations, emotional contagion, arqueology of knowledge, social networksAbstract
Due to the fact it is a relatively new and rapidly changing phenomenon, it is necessary to produce methodological tools and ways of understanding social networks. In consequence, this article shows how we can use the theoretical-methodological notion of discursive formations to analyze social discourses, in this case, a mode in how Facebook works. This notion, related to the archeology of the knowledge, allows us to understand social discourse because of discursive and statements. This theoretical-methodological support is exemplified in the case of emotional contact and its convergence with Facebook.
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