Tag: third space

Communities and Social Media

TikTok social networking device promoting activism amongst young people.

Claudia Barlette41 Comments

Abstract Young people from all over the world are downloading TikTok on their mobile devices in the hopes to find a creative method of freely expressing themselves and engaging in online activist communities. Through the use of socio-technical features, TikTok has created a Third space for members of youth to form individual identities through communication and collaboration with other users. The purpose of this paper is to further examine how and why TikTok is encouraging teenagers to take part Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

Instagram, depression and adolescents. An examination into how these correlate in a positive light.

Grace Hirte36 Comments

Abstract This paper will investigate how online communities create a safe space for users with mental health issues to feel connected. Instagram, in particular, has been shown to lower levels of depression as it fosters a community that endorses a sense of belonging. These communities create a sense of support through a third space which is more accessible and less daunting for users than the traditional forms of ‘support’. Online communities are an environment for users that enables them Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

Finding Mental Well-being and Community Through Nature YouTube Channels

Jessica Rhodes16 Comments

Finding Mental Well-being and Community Through Nature YouTube Channels is on the rise. The world has been sent reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and a spree of lockdown restrictions which resulted in isolation from the natural world and local community. This paper explores how social media, and YouTube in particular, might offer a third space in which people might still reap the benefits of nature and community through a digital medium.