Bibliograph

Communication of love, mediatized intimacy from love letters to SMS : interdisciplinary and historical studies, edited by Eva Lia Wyss

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Communication of love, mediatized intimacy from love letters to SMS : interdisciplinary and historical studies, edited by Eva Lia Wyss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Communication of love

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by Eva Lia Wyss

Series statement

Cultural and media studies

Sub title

mediatized intimacy from love letters to SMS : interdisciplinary and historical studies

Summary

"By the end of the twentieth century certain new media had established themselves which have profoundly changed communication among lovers. SMS and email in particular have created new relational forms and forms of intimacy. From declarations of love on talk shows to televised dating games and marriage quiz shows, television offers a panoply of wildly popular theatrical communications of love. Does the neglecting of traditional communication media, such as love letters and the telephone, cause the intermingling of intimacy with the public sphere and hence the abrogation of it? From the disciplines of sociology, history, cultural and media studies and linguistics, this book offers answers to this question by analyzing and discussing new media from various perspectives"--Provided by publisher

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