Computers and Composition Sep 2017

Digital Social Media and Aggression: Memetic Rhetoric in 4chan’s Collective Identity

Derek M. Sparby Illinois State University
Journal
Computers and Composition
Published
2017-09-01
DOI
10.1016/j.compcom.2017.06.006
Open Access
Closed
Topics
social media

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