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Affective Publics: Sentiment, Technology, and Politics
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The Personal as Political: Everyday Disruptions of the Political Mainstream as mentioned in this paper is a collection of essays about the personal as political: everyday disruption of the political mainstream.Abstract:
Acknowledgments Prelude Chapter One: The Present Affect Chapter Two: Affective News and Networked Publics Chapter Three: Affective Demands and the New Political Chapter Four: The Personal as Political: Everyday Disruptions of the Political Mainstream Chapter Five: Affective Publics Notes References Indexread more
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