Tag: onlineidentity

Communities and Social Media

The encouragement in reshaping the identities of the generation z by the lifestyle influencer community on YouTube and Instagram.

Shruti Jaunkeepersad17 Comments

Abstract The aim of this paper is to show and explore the different aspect of how the lifestyle influencer community is using social media platform  like YouTube and Instagram to reshape the identity of the generation z  which relate to the topic of communities and social change. Many aspects has been analyzed to better understand how the woman and men are being objectified, how influencers advertise product and services to just be rewarded at the end of the day and how this have an Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

Exploring The Negative Impacts of Online Hate Speech on The Identity of Black Community on Twitter.

Noodhish Husraj30 Comments

Husraj_19853976_ConferenceDownload Abstract The purpose of this paper is to briefly discuss about the negative impacts of hate speech that is being spread on Twitter towards the Black community. This paper will outline the different stages towards the construction of this hatred rhetoric and further discuss on how online hate has constructed the term Black Twitter and a certain kind of hashtags known as Black Tagging. The different negative effects on the self-esteem and social identities Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

Is social media an effective tool for young adults to expose their authentic self to present themselves?

Tiloshna Rampat66 Comments

Social Media, Communities and Networks Download ABSTRACT This paper will argue on whether a person can be authentic and anonymous at the same time. Social media is a platform where each individual connected needs to provide all their ethnic self on their profile. In this paper, it will be shown how important it is for a person to get access to the details that is provided on social media. In the same vein, it will demonstrate how one gets confident to provide details and it will therefore Read more […]

How AJ Clementine is making that light bulb moment for Transgender youth a whole lot easier
Identity and Online Advocacy

How AJ Clementine is making that light bulb moment for Transgender youth a whole lot easier

Connor Davidson31 Comments

NETS2002-Conference-Paper-FINALDownload Abstract This conference paper explores themes of gender identity and advocacy in contemporary media/online spaces. AJ Clementine a TikTok creator who has over 900,000 followers and 59,000,000 likes, she is also transgender. She thoroughly documents her life experiences on the popular social media platform that is TikTok, to present a well-rounded and authentic character. She has morphed the idea of what a counterpublic is into her community/following Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

When are we truly dead online?: The complexities of finalising death in the online context.

Gemma Sabbadini29 Comments

Sabbadini_Gemma_Conference_Paper_PDFDownload ABSTRACTFor many users of social media, they may have that one person in their friends list that has passed away, but every year without fail, the platform sends out a notification to say ‘happy birthday’ to them (Pennington, 2013). Users may find this jarring and take a minute to reflect on their relationship with this person, but then continue to scroll through their newsfeed, with this moment depleting into insignificance. This example reflects Read more […]