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Bodies as Social Communication - Draft
Excerpt from the Abstract of source 1:

"The authors highlight current research that is intersectional, international and path-breaking. They also pay particular attention to connections between the social, cultural and the political, as expressed in and through bodies, and point to the unresolved nature of the relationship between narrative, discourse and the materiality of the body."

 Approach/Use of this source:  This source has a heavy emphasis on intersectionality, which is essential to this topic. The body as displayed on social media allows for self-expression steeped in what may be appeasing to relevant social norms. The body is also on display to a much wider audience, it is being blasted to hundreds simultaneously when a person expresses themselves as a user publicizing a "post." The social domain the body faces is a melting pot of cultures, advertisements, politics, and social dynamics.

Excerpt from the Introduction of source 2:

"Bringing the two concepts together [of body politics and affective politics] means directing attention to the carnal ways in which bodies experience practices of governance, relate to, and give shape to one another. In the context of social media, these bodies extend from human ones to the nonhuman rhythms of newsfeeds, the aesthetics of interface design, the parameters of engagement set by end-user license agreements, and algorithmic predictions and decision based on metadata."

 Approach/Use of this source:  Expand on "body politics" and "affective politics," relevant to the sociology of the body. How institutions (which have always had a presence in the online sphere) affect the body. How the body performs on social media/how it is presented. How have society's expectations/priorities shifted due to the dominance of social media. How do algorithms or "nonhuman" aspects of social media impact the "human" aspects of ourselves.

Current sources:


 * 1) Adelman, M., & Ruggi, L. (2016). The sociology of the body. Current Sociology, 64(6), 907-930. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011392115596561
 * 2) Hynnä, K., Lehto, M., & Paasonen, S. (2019). Affective Body Politics of Social Media. Social Media + Society, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119880173