Theory of the hashtag / Andreas Bernard ; translated by Valentine A. Pakis.

Author/creator Bernard, Andreas, 1969- author.
Other author Pakis, Valentine A., translator.
Format Electronic
PublicationMedford, MA : Polity Press, [2019]
Copyright Date©2019
Description1 online resource (v, 102 pages)
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
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Uniform titleDiktat des Hashtags. English
Contents 1. A Sign of the Times; 2. Hashtags and the Dispersion of Statements; 3. The Biography of a Symbol; 4. Where Was the Keyword Before the Hashtag?; 5. Venues of the Hashtag I: Political Activism; 6. Venues of the Hashtag II: Marketing; 7. Empowering and Leveling; Notes; Bibliography.
Abstract "Theory of the Hashtag traces the young and spectacular career of the humble hashtag, shining a bright light on a small but pervasive feature of our contemporary digital culture and shows how it is surreptitiously shaping the public sphere. It is a short book about the most prominent sign of our times"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Bernard, Andreas. Diktat des Hashtags. English. Theory of the hashtag. English edition. Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2019] 9781509538935
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019980374
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