1. The Social Function of Twitter Toward a Theory of Generic Constraints Open Access Author: Rush, Elizabeth Thornton Title: The Social Function of Twitter Toward a Theory of Generic Constraints Area of Honors: Communication Arts and Sciences Keywords: TwittercrisisrhetoricgenreBoston Marathon BombingAntonio Martin File: Download Rush_Elizabeth_TheSocialFunctionOfTwitter.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kirtley Hasketh Wilson, Thesis SupervisorLori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor