The Republic of Pemberley: Politeness and Citizenship in Digital Sociability
Early theorists of online networks likened the ideals underpinning emerging cyber-communities to Jürgen Habermas's conception of the bourgeois public sphere. This association is evoked by the online Jane Austen community, The Republic of Pemberley, which elaborates its enthusiasm for Austen...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2008-10-01
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| Series: | 19 |
| Online Access: | http://19.bbk.ac.uk/article/id/1582/ |