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Textual Expectations, (Dis)Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC

Textual Expectations, (Dis)Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC

Deborah Leiter, John Dowd
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781615208272|ISBN10: 1615208275|EISBN13: 9781615208289
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch003
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Leiter, Deborah, and John Dowd. "Textual Expectations, (Dis)Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC." Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 32-47. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch003

APA

Leiter, D. & Dowd, J. (2010). Textual Expectations, (Dis)Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC. In J. Park & E. Abels (Eds.), Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables (pp. 32-47). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch003

Chicago

Leiter, Deborah, and John Dowd. "Textual Expectations, (Dis)Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC." In Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, 32-47. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter adds depth to current theoretical approaches to the idea of social presence in computer-mediated communication by integrating ideas from deconstructionism, subaltern studies, phenomenological/dialogic approaches, and media ecology with current CMC perspectives on the (dis)embodied nature of CMC communication. The relation of the physical to online social environments naturally raises the question of the ways these environments inherit heteroglossic social expectations from other communication/media genres, especially from written media and from face-to-face conversational interactions. Ultimately, these inheritances, together with their ethical considerations, show that a variety of perspectives, even those that seem to be conflicting, simply serve to illuminate various aspects of the CMC environment and the ethical ramifications thereof.

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