My thesis examines the Internet community Reddit through the rhetorical framework of Kenneth Burke, specifically his work with identification between individuals and how identification shapes communities. I focused on three sections of Reddit: World News, Ask Reddit, and Politics, and analyzed the best-voted comments of top posts from each section, focusing on how anonymous users communicate with one another and how their anonymity might influence the ways they interact. Additionally, I propose a method for instructors to use Reddit in the classroom, taking advantage of the medium's systematic anonymity.
| Date of Award | 2013 |
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| Original language | American English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Eastern Illinois University
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| Supervisor | Tim Taylor (Supervisor) |
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- Literature and Literary Theory
Upvoting the Audience: A Burkean Analysis of Reddit
Urbanski, D. (Author). 2013
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Arts (MA)