Module 4.4 explores the process of analyzing and publishing with Twitter data, as well as providing an overview of Critical Discourse Analysis. Before beginning the module, read the following article, which explains the process of coding data composed on non-text sources like images, gifs, etc, which you will likely encounter in your online data.
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- Pennington, Diane Rasmussen. “Coding of Non-Text Data.” In The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods, edited by Luke Sloan and Anabel Quan-Haase, 232-250. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473983847.n15
After reading the above article, begin by watching the following videos on analyzing and publishing Twitter data (part 1 and part 2), all of which were created by Dr. Stephanie Vie. These videos explore the process and complications of analyzing Twitter data and including it in publishable research, including ethical considerations surrounding privacy and anonymity/pseudonymity.
Following your review of the above videos, watch this series of three videos, created by Drs. Stephanie Vie and Jennifer deWinter introducing Critical Discourse Analysis, applying Critical Discourse Analysis, and exploring tools for CDA and Visualization.
After reviewing the above materials, explore the tools explained in the final video and write a brief reflective post for Discussion 9: Visualization Tools.
