Systemic Functional Linguistics in the Digital Age - Sheena Gardner

Systemic Functional Linguistics in the Digital Age - Sheena Gardner

4. Imagined Community and Affective Alignment in Steve Jobs Memorial Tributes on YouTube

Systemic Functional Linguistics in the Digital Age - Sheena Gardner

Anu Annika Harju [+-]
Aalto University School of Business Department of Management Studies Unit of Organizational Communication Helsinki Finland
Doctoral Candidate Unit of Organizational Communication

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In today’s digital era, online communities abound. Technology transcends physical distance and allows the like-minded to congregate and communicate. Dedicated sites are designed for community and executed with a format. This paper addresses another type of online belonging in digital space: that of ‘imagined community’ (Anderson 1991). This paper examines fans’ mourning and acts of remembrance after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011 and looks at how community and identity are constructed in short messages in non-dedicated digital spaces, such as YouTube user comments.

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Harju, Anu. 4. Imagined Community and Affective Alignment in Steve Jobs Memorial Tributes on YouTube. Systemic Functional Linguistics in the Digital Age. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 62-80 Nov 2016. ISBN 9781781792384. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=26109. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.26109. Nov 2016

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