Social Media in the American War Zone

For most of us, clicking “like” on social media has become fairly routine.

For a Marine, clicking “like” from the battlefield lets his entire social network—including loved ones—know he’s alive. This is the first time in the history of modern warfare that US troops have direct, instantaneous connection to civilian life back home. Professor Lisa Ellen Silvestri reveals how social media is changing what it’s like to be at war, exploring its impact good, bad and ugly.

Lisa Ellen Silvestri will be signing copies of Friended at the Front: Social Media in the American War Zone following the event.