There are many different methods of data analysis - it depends of course on the research question and the unit of analysis. If you are looking at single posts in isolation - that strikes me as somewhat more difficult than looking at threads or networks. Content analysis techniques can work and I’ve also seen discourse analytic approaches. The book Digital Methods by Richard Rogers might be a good overview. I like the work of Zizi Papacharissi (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444808099577) as an example of a well-informed application looking at presentations of identity in a somewhat anthropological way. Good luck! Jeanine <----------------------------------------------------> Jeanine Finn, PhD Researcher School of Information University of Texas at Austin jefinn@utexas.edu <mailto:jefinn@utexas.edu> http://jeaninefinn.me <http://jeaninefinn.me/>
On Jan 17, 2017, at 8:55 AM, Jessika Tremblay <jessika.tremblay@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,
I am preparing to deliver a workshop about how to analyze and interpret the content of a *Facebook post*, specifically from an anthropological perspective.
I've come across quite a bit of literature about the significance of Facebook and social media for contemporary social science research, but little in the way of actual methods and techniques for interpreting data once you return from the field.
If you have any literature recommendations about this I would be very grateful. A focus on anthropology would be great, but of course I'm interested in learning more about how other internet researchers go about this.
thanks,
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