New Media Narratives and Cultural Influence in Malaysia

The Strategic Construction of Blog Rhetoric by an Apostate

AvRadzuwan Ab Rashid,Azweed Mohamad

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book in religious studies uses a Malaysian apostasy case study as a platform to investigate and discuss the broader radicalisation of apostates on social networking sites.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 4 mm
Vikt:113 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies
Antal sidor:51
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811399848

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Radzuwan Ab Rashid is the Deputy Dean of Research and Development at the Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. He obtained his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. This book is an output of the Fundamental Research Grant awarded to him by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to research the radicalisation of apostates on social networking sites. Radzuwan is also the author of Supportive Conversations on Facebook Timelines: Discourse Topic Management (Routledge). Azweed completed his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. He served as an engineer for five years in the oil and gas industry. Azweed then furthered his studies with a master's degree in English Language Studies to develop his expertise in a new discipline. His master's thesis was nominated for the best thesis award at the university. The apostate analysed in this book has a similar academic and professional background to Azweed which motivated him to assist in conducting this study.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Apostasy and Blogs.- Chapter 2. Theories and Concepts Related to Blogging.- Chapter 3. Identity Construction in Blog.- Chapter 4. Storytelling in Blog.- Chapter 5. Rhetorical Strategies in Blog.- Chapter 6. Recapitulation of Discursive Behaviour in Blog.