Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity

Evidence

Warner’s foundational study theorizes publics as constituted by circulation of texts among strangers, with particular attention to queer counter-publics. His method is rhetorical theory in dialogue with political philosophy. Publics and Counterpublics is essential reading for COMM/equity doctoral work on the rhetorical theory of publicness. For platform-era candidates, Warner’s analytic of circulation among strangers offers a powerful frame for analyzing platform-mediated public formation. — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 377

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines publics as constituted by text circulation among strangers, a foundational counterintuitive definition.
• XREF: connects to: Social media does not transmit identity but requires its continuous self-production. — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 1463; Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs.; Communitarian personhood defines identity through community rather than the Cartesian I — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 434 (+8 more)

Related

• Identity deception succeeds better amid strangers than friends (similarity 0.88)
• Confronting unknown threats makes people fall back on texts. (similarity 0.83)
• Caste segregation shapes even how Ambedkar’s text circulated among readers (similarity 0.79)
• Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Society is constituted by communication, not by similarity of customs. #corroborates (0.85)
• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #complicates (0.60) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Communitarian personhood defines identity through community rather than the Cartesian I #complicates (0.55) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 434