If you are looking for alternative kinds of materials and will include something on users in e-commerce platform settings, you might try my documentary "Crafting in the Age of Computers" based on the experiences of Etsy sellers and featured on Vice's Motherboard outlet. There is also a short interview with me that accompanies the film: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ypwkqv/etsy-crafting-in-the-compu... <https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ypwkqv/etsy-crafting-in-the-computer-age-the-unseen-workers-who-make-etsy-possible> If you're looking for material that might relate user engagement to social media and activism, I would recommend the work coming out of Henry Jenkins' Civic Paths research group at USC, like the *By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism* book. On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Lior Zalmanson <zalmanson@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I'm teaching a seminar on "Understanding User Engagement" and while most studies will be more empirical work on the nature of online user behavior, I want to encourage discussions around critical notions of user engagement, social media, and online participation.
I would love any recommendations you might have. Of course, I've added thinkers such as Lovink and Lanier, but I'm looking for as many points of view as possible, representing an array of cultures, genders, etc. They don't have to be academic journal papers. Articles in Wired/Atlantic and similar publications will be even better.
Looking forward and thank you in advance,
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