Justice in networked publics: How platform affordances shaped the discourse around Making a Murderer

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dc.contributor.advisorShepherd, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Alaxandra Amelia
dc.contributor.committeememberTepperman, Charles
dc.contributor.committeememberHogan, Mél
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-24T17:55:12Z
dc.date.available2018-05-24T17:55:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-15
dc.description.abstractWhen the documentary series Making a Murderer was released on Netflix, people analyzed and discussed the details of the case through social media platforms. These platforms acted as networked publics where users were afforded the ability to discuss larger social issues like class and racial inequality, and the effectiveness and fairness of the criminal justice system. This thesis explores how networked publics are established by the affordances of specific social media platforms in relation to discussions about criminal justice that were performed as part of the reception of Making a Murderer. Specifically, I use critical technocultural discourse analysis to examine how Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Tumblr acted as facilitators of networked public spaces for the circulation of specific discourses about criminal justice. I argue that studying multiple platforms is an appropriate approach to understand how the series’ reception constituted a networked public that opened up public discourse about criminal justice issues beyond the scope of the seriesen_US
dc.identifier.citationCarey, A. A. (2018). Justice in networked publics: How platform affordances shaped the discourse around Making a Murderer (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31932en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31932
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106661
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.classificationMass Communicationsen_US
dc.titleJustice in networked publics: How platform affordances shaped the discourse around Making a Murderer
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Media Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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