(Russian) writer-bloggers: Digital perfection and the aesthetics of imperfection

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 744-762

  Rutten, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(micro)blogging; Authenticity; Creativity; Literature; Online language

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

(MICRO)BLOGGING; AUTHENTICITY; BLOGGERS; CREATIVES; CREATIVITY; LITERATURE; MICRO BLOGGING; MICRO-BLOGGING SERVICES; ONLINE LANGUAGES; WORKERS';

BLOGS;

EID: 84904480336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12086     Document Type: Article

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