Gossip, Epistemology, and Power Knowledge Underground /
This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47840-1 |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Some Loose Talk About Gossip
- Chapter 2: Gossip’s Bad Reputation
- Chapter 3: The Word on the Street: Gossip’s Contributions to Knowledge
- Chapter 4: Failure to Communicate: Gossip as Institutional Conflict
- Chapter 5: Rumors Help the Enemy! Gossip in Politics
- Chapter 6: Weaponized Gossip
- Chapter 7: Gossip in the Ether: How the Internet Does, and Doesn’t, Change Gossip
- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Schools for Scandal.