UCLWhyWePost

Anthropological research project on social media use around the world. Based at UCL Anthropology. Take our free course here:

[UCLWhyWePost @UCLWhyWePost]

Our 'Why We Post' open-access book series, published by @UCLpress, has now been downloaded over 1 million times since 2016! Some of the volumes have been translated into Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. You can read/download these here: https://t.co/m6WMxeTMAq

[UCL Press @UCLpress]

"Why we post" is our most successful series - achieving over 1 million downloads since February 2016. Find out more about the series, and download any title for free @UCLWhyWePost @UCLanthropology @DigiAnthro @DannyAnth @ASSAUCL @UCLSociology https://t.co/U0eqE3gCap

[Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing UCL @ASSAUCL]

📲 Our researcher @amberwanguk spoke to @restofworld about social media use in factories in China.
🇨🇳 In recent years, content filmed by factory workers has become its own established genre on platforms like Kuaishou & Douyin (domestic version of TikTok).

[Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing UCL @ASSAUCL]

🎇 The launch of the ASSA project is only two days away!

➡️ Join us on Zoom for a discussion about the project, its findings, and our new open-access books and @futurelearn course.

⏰ Wednesday 26 May, 2 pm

✅ Register here: https://t.co/yYi3zP0mEq

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🕝 Reminder that the @ASSAUCL project launch is happening virtually on the 26th of May at 2 pm UK time!
✍️ You'll get a chance to meet the team and ask questions about the research - register now by going to the link below:
https://t.co/kB7eDg1itW

[Daniel Miller @DannyAnth]

Assa is not a thing. It's a who. It’s Alfonso, Charlotte, Laila, Laura, Marilia, Maya, Patrick, Pauline, Shireen and Xinyuan. Amazing conscientious and effective researchers. Come and meet them at our project launch - Wed 26th May 14.00 and chat later.

https://t.co/PBg7iCkack

[Jo Stroud @JoStroud]

The @UCLanthropology team also launched a @FutureLearn course as an output of this project on Monday: https://t.co/8vPcpfLxsh

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Our new project @ASSAUCL is in the Guardian today! 🗞️📲

[Dave Cook @iamdavecook]

Insightful research from incredible researchers @UCLanthropology. Smartphone is now ‘the place where we live’, anthropologists say https://t.co/EuvLhYrJCO

[UCLWhyWePost @UCLWhyWePost]

Well done @jasper! The book can be purchased here in Portuguese - https://t.co/HKhZOKglVk

[Daniel Miller @DannyAnth]

Ex-president Lula of Brazil enjoying the new book about evangelicals by Juliano Spyer of the Why We Post team

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Ex-president Lula of Brazil enjoying the new book about evangelicals by Juliano Spyer of the Why We Post team

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https://t.co/Mzui6wkARp

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📢 The first three volumes from our new project, @ASSAUCL, are now out via @UCLpress.
📲 Read/download them for free here 👇👇👇
https://t.co/M4cZcb40nw

[Daniel Miller @DannyAnth]

Our three books published today, https://t.co/YMXfWQdugn and the new course https://t.co/kjV1lXUygr are all a result of funding from the European Research Council @ERC_Research So happy that we coincide with today’s celebration their 10,000 grantees #ERC10kGrantees

[Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing UCL @ASSAUCL]

'Ageing with smartphones in Ireland', by Pauline Garvey and @DannyAnth, is also available to download, here:
👇👇👇
https://t.co/KxYGn2Kn3K

[Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing UCL @ASSAUCL]

'Ageing with smartphones in Urban Italy', by @shireenwalton, is also out today, and you can download it here:
👇👇👇
https://t.co/LNJzFWxbTj

[UCL Press @UCLpress]

The smartphone is often literally right in front of our nose, so you would think we would know what it is. But do we? New #openaccess from @DannyAnth and @ASSAUCL https://t.co/3OU3vwvYeS

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📢 If you liked our 'Anthropology of social media' course, we'd like to remind you that we are launching another course on @FutureLearn which is based on the results of the @ASSAUCL project.
🧠 It starts next Monday and you can still pre-enrol!
👇
https://t.co/J22p3DwQSx

[UCL Press @UCLpress]

China’s distinctive social media platforms have gained notable popularity among the nation’s vast number of internet users, but has China’s countryside been left behind in the communication revolution? Find out free: https://t.co/JrrQxjmmay #openaccess

[Daniel Miller @DannyAnth]

Do you have students or classes who you feel might benefit from, or simply enjoy, a free three-week online course about smartphones, age and health? If so you could suggest they enrol here:-
https://t.co/kjV1lXUygr

[UCLWhyWePost @UCLWhyWePost]

🪅 For everyone who has followed the 'Why We Post' project, the launch of the findings from our new project @ASSAUCL will happen virtually, on the 26th of May at 2pm UK BST.

✍️ You can register for the event below 👇👇

[Daniel Miller @DannyAnth]

Thanks to online we can have a book launch that is not restricted to people nearby.
So wherever you live, you are ALL WELCOME to meet the ASSA team and ask us all questions about the project at our launch event on 26 May at 14.00.
You can get tickets at:-
https://t.co/XvooofpAQo

[Laura Haapio-Kirk @LauraLHK]

What does it mean to age 'well'? I talked with anthropologists Iza Kavedžija, @MattLariv & @JasonDanely about experiences of ageing around the world and how people challenge negative assumptions of ageing. This convo was truly inspiring for me!https://t.co/oAnlUqv2df @RoyalAnthro