Indigenous, Debating Communities and Networks XIII

Indigenous participation in social media can empower and strengthen community but it needs to be affirmative to be effective

Posted on 25/04/2022 by Emma Solbakke

Abstract To examine the impact that positive social media stories have on Australian Indigenous communities. I will argue that affirmative posts can transform the perception of the Australian Indigenous community, moving from a story of colonisation and hardship to a story of successfully overcoming the past to build a stronger future. “There is a danger in allowing colonisation to be the only story of Indigenous lives” (Alfred & Corntassel cited in Carlson & Kennedy, 2021, Read more [...]

Indigenous memes by Indigenous hands – How Internet memes become an important storytelling medium used by Indigenous peoples

Posted on 24/04/2022 by Magdalen Wong

Indigenous Memes_Conference Paper_PDF ABSTRACT In 2016, Indigenous activists launched a Facebook page Blackfulla Revolution (BFR) to increase awareness about the impact of colonialism in past through to the present-day Australia. BFR produced and shared a set of memes to illustrate the discriminatory events of colonialism and to invite a wider community to gather online to show solidarity for Indigenous both past and present. Meme creation is one way to produce replicable and spreadable Read more [...]

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