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This book describes the impact of social media on the population of a town in the southern region of Puglia, Italy. Razvan Nicolescu spent 15 months living among the town's residents, exploring what it means to be an individual on social media. Why do people from this region conform on platforms that are designed for personal expression?

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'Social Media in Southeast Italy is an interesting read, especially valuable for scholars of contemporary Italian society, and for researchers interested in ethnography in a digital age. I applaud Nicolescu and the rest of the Why we Post team for humanizing social media use amid a growing gravitation toward ""big data"" research.' New Media & Society

"'Social Media in Southeast Italy is an interesting read, especially valuable for scholars of contemporary Italian society, and for researchers interested in ethnography in a digital age. I applaud Nicolescu and the rest of the Why we Post team for humanizing social media use amid a growing gravitation toward ""big data"" research.' New Media + Society"

"'Social Media in Southeast Italy is an interesting read, especially valuable for scholars of contemporary Italian society, and for researchers interested in ethnography in a digital age. I applaud Nicolescu and the rest of the Why we Post team for humanizing social media use amid a growing gravitation toward ""big data"" research.' New Media & Society"

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Razvan Nicolescu is a Research Associate at University College London, from where he obtained his PhD in 2013. Trained both in telecommunications and anthropology, he has conducted ethnographic research in Romania and Italy. His research interests focus on visibility and digital anthropology; political economy, governance, and informality; feelings, subjectivity, and normativity.

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