Authors

Coles-Kemp, L. , Ashenden, D. (2017)

About

When comparing narratives about the internet and technology in storylines of The Archers with the moral panic that often characterises narratives of technology use, we find a striking contrast that supports a broader way of understanding and characterising practices of online safety and security.

By analysing four social media-related Archers’ storylines, we gain an understanding of how connecting, care receiving and care giving take place in both fixed space and virtual space, and how these co-connected relationships contribute to a form of security more expansive than technologically enabled data protection.