Twitter and Non-Elites: Interpreting Power Dynamics in the Life Story of the (#)BRCA Twitter Stream

In May 2013 and March 2015, actress Angelina Jolie wrote in the New York Times about her choice to undergo preventive surgery. In her two op-eds, she explained that − as a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation − preventive surgery was the best way to lower her heightened risk of developing breast and o...

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Main Author: Stefania Vicari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117733224

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