Indigenous Australians and Community: Diasporic networks resisting colonialism online.
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Abstract
Indigenous people around the world and in particular, in Australia, boast ancient and deep connections to culture, community and country. The rise of social media has played a distinct role in changing the ways Indigenous Australians interact with community and country. These changes have generated vast diasporic networks and communities which have seen an abundance Read more [...]
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the adverse effects of online anonymity. While online anonymity is positively embraced by many of us, some have faced the dark side of it. Giving prominence to the concept of identity, I discuss the causes, effects and the results of one form of negative use of online anonymity, which is catfishing.
Keywords- catfishing, online anonymity, postmodern perspective, identity
Online anonymity has unarguably been one of the main Read more [...]