The representation and reconstruction of ethno‐national identity on social media by Kurdish women in Rojhelat, Kurdistan‐Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-125
Author(s):  
Jiyar Aghapouri ◽  
Avin Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Kurdish Women

The Palestinian Flag Is Back

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Tamir Sorek
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Political Protest ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multiple Cycles ◽  
Soccer Fans ◽  
Palestinian Nationalism ◽  
The Arab Spring

This article reexamines my argument published in 2007 regarding the apolitical character of Arab soccer fans in Israel. Until recently, explicit political protest and expressions of Palestinian national identity have remained outside the stadium. For most Arab fans, soccer was an opportunity to display common ground with Jewish citizens. Displaying Palestinian nationalism was considered to be endangering the potential for rapprochement. However, over the past decade the barriers that blocked political protest from entering the stadium have been ruptured. Several interrelated factors are suggested as explanations for this shift: multiple cycles of escalated violence in the region, a wave of anti-Arab legislation, the globalization of fan culture, the model of a politicized soccer fan provided during the Arab Spring, and the emergence of social media.

scholarly journals "Re-Imagining" the Homeland? Languages and National Belonging in Ukrainian Diasporas since the Euromaidan

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-109
Author(s):  
Ivan Kozachenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Civic Identity ◽  
National Belonging ◽  
Democratic Change ◽  
Crucial Part ◽  
The Continuum ◽  
Ethnic And Linguistic Diversity

From the first days of the Euromaidan protests, Ukrainian diasporas around the globe took an active part in supporting democratic change in Ukraine. These diasporic communities actively used social media to “represent” their national identity, to promote their visions of Ukraine’s past and future, and to network and coordinate their actions. This paper argues that the events of the Euromaidan made Ukrainian diasporas in Western countries “re-invent” and “re-imagine” their national belonging. In these processes historical memory, language, and regional identifications play a crucial part within the continuum between conservative ethnonationalist identities and “civic” ones that try to accommodate the ethnic and linguistic diversity of Ukraine in the diasporic setting. This study reveals that “civic” identity elements became more visible across Ukrainian diasporas, but that Russian aggression somewhat haltered the acceptance of diversity and reinforced previously existing conservative sentiments.

scholarly journals “You Are First a Chinese Citizen, Then A Consumer”: Presenting and Balancing Identities Online as Chinese International Tourists

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-81
Author(s):  
Fangheyue Ma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Multiple Identities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Product Reviews ◽  
Broad Audience ◽  
Chinese Tourists ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The One ◽  
Chinese Citizen

This paper is based on the analysis of 261 video and word posts collected from four popular social media sites on which Chinese tourists shared their consumption-related experiences during and after the trip. It investigates Chinese international tourists’ diverse presentations of self to a broad audience online through explaining their shopping experiences and product reviews. Tourists are expected to balance multiple identities carefully when they project themselves online as consumers—on the one hand, they present themselves as global consumers and trendsetters who are strategic and savvy; while on the other hand, they still need to preserve and even emphasize their national identity as Chinese patriots. Providing the much-lacking qualitative insight, this study enhances our understanding of international tourists and their consumption behaviors, the construction and presentation of a digital self, and how globalization operates at the micro-level.

scholarly journals Branding Grenlandii formą ekspresji tożsamości narodowej?

2016 ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Dominika Bartnik-Światek
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Nation Branding ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Long Period ◽  
The World ◽  
The Times ◽  
Form Of Expression

Branding Greenland as a form of expression of national identity?In the times of globalisation there is a tendency for countries to differentiate from others. More and more governments decide to launch professional nation branding campaigns in order to communicate to a broad public what a particular country has to offer as well as what values and images it wants to be associated with. Greenland is an example of a country that after a long period of colonisation and establishing self-government, in 2009 began to redefine its identity and reveal it to the world. A branding campaign has been implemented to communicate a newly defined image of Greenland. This campaign has been carried out using mainly social media and the tools that the Internet has to offer. The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of nation branding and to define the relation between nation branding and national identity. The purpose is also to analyse what images of Greenland as a brand are presented by “Pioneering nation” campaign. Branding Grenlandii formą ekspresji tożsamości narodowej?W czasach globalizacji poszczególne państwa starają się wyróżnić na tle innych państw. Coraz więcej rządów decyduje się na przeprowadzenie profesjonalnych kampanii brandingowych, po to by podkreślić swoją wyjątkowość oraz to, że mają dużo do zaoferowania. Grenlandia to przykład państwa, które po długim okresie skolonizowania i po uzyskaniu autonomii w 2009 roku, zaczęło na nowo definiować swoją tożsamość i komunikować ją światu. W tym celu wdrożona została kampania, która wykorzystywała głównie media społecznościowe oraz inne narzędzia, które zapewnia internet. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest zbadanie zależności między brandingiem narodowym a tożsamością narodową, jak też analiza obrazu Grenlandii jako marki konstruowanej w kampanii „Pioneering nation”.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN MEDIA SOSIAL INSTAGRAM PADA KAMPANYE "TRADITIONAL GAMES RETURNS"

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhita Widya Putri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Message Effectiveness ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Digital Generation ◽  
Main Factor

ABSTRAK            Traditional Games Returns (TGR) adalah sebuah komunitas non-profit yang memiliki misi untuk mengembalikan kejayaan dan mengenalkan permainan tradisional Indonesia. Hal ini merupakan salah satu aset dan warisan budaya yang dapat membantu melestarikan jati diri bangsa.       Seiring dengan berkembangnya teknologi, permainan tradisional saat ini sudah jarang dimainkan. Atas keprihatinan ini, Komunitas TGR berkampanye lewat media sosial Instagram, dengan tujuan untuk merangkul targetnya yang rata-rata masuk dalam generasi digital. Penelitian ini akan mengungkap bagaimana TGR sebagai komunitas memanfaatkan media sosial dilihat dari perspektif informasi, komunitas dan aksi menurut Lovejoy dan Saxton (2012) dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa TGR memanfaatkan figur publik agar pesan yang disampaikan efektif dan bersifat kredibel, menciptakan konten-konten yang bersifat interaktif seperti mengandung nilai nostalgia, dan melibatkan partisipasi warganet dengan membuat kompetisi serta memanfaatkan fitur dari instagram, salah satunya adalah tagar atau hashtag. Saran untuk penelitian selanjutnya agar dapat dikaji lebih dalam mengenai strategi kreatif dalam pembuatan konten, karena dalam hal ini konten lah yang sebenarnya menjadi kunci utama dalam menarik calon pengikut maupun pengikut untuk terus berpartisipasi, juga menjadikan organisasi non-profit tetap terus bertahan. Kata Kunci: Pemanfaatan Media Sosial, Instagram, Komunitas, Kampanye Digital ABSTRACT            Traditional Games Returns (TGR) is a non-profit community that the mission is to restore and introduce Indonesian traditional games. This counted as the asset and cultural heritage to preserve national identity. Along with the development of technology, traditional games are now rarely played. Thus, TGR Community campaigned through Instagram to grab its target which is digital generation. This study will reveal how TGR as a community utilizes social media according to the perspective of information, community and action (Lovejoy and Saxton, 2012) as well as qualitative approach. The result showed that TGR used public figures for message effectiveness and credibility. Then TGR created interactive and creative content such as nostalgic values, and involved participation from netizens by making competitions and utilizing hashtag feature. Suggestions for further research is dig more deeper about creative strategies in content creation, this is actually main factor in attracting potential and main followers to participate, that makes non-profit organization survive. Keywords: Media Social Utilization, Instagram, Community, Digital Campaign

Salafism, Sectarianism, and National Identity in Iraqi Kurdistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-406
Author(s):  
Pishtiwan Jalal ◽  
Ariel I. Ahram
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Iraqi Kurdistan ◽  
History Of

This article examines the history of Salafism within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq using interviews, archives, social media, and an online survey. Despite Salafism and nationalism generally being seen as rival political ideologies, Kurdish Salafis have over the last decade increasingly linked their sectarian struggle to the Kurdish ethno-nationalist cause. Such efforts provide new understandings both of Salafism and of Kurdish nationalism while also potentially destabilizing the alliance between Kurdish nationalist and Shi'i sectarian parties that has governed Iraq since 2003.

From national identity to state legitimacy: Mobilizing digitally networked publics in eastern Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-279
Author(s):  
Olga Boichak ◽  
Sam Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
State Legitimacy ◽  
City Population ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Networked Publics

Social media enable broad and diverse publics to mobilize around a shared collective identity. In this article, the authors use social movement literature and studies of peace and conflict to foreground the role of platform-mediated communication in creating a national identity in a fragile state. We argue that, by affording activists with a possibility of public, yet anonymous interactions, social media may play a crucial role in conferring state legitimacy during a violent conflict. Investigating the case of Mariupol, Ukraine, where a small group of citizens employed social media to support and legitimize the Ukrainian state among the city population, the authors illuminate the use of new media affordances to construct a national identity among digitally networked publics, mobilizing support for a threatened state.

scholarly journals Multiculturalism as Indonesian National Identity in Political Satirical Comic Strip on Instagram

K ta Kita ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Agustinus Dias Suparto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Political Factions

The emergence of social media especially the popularity of Instagram has been used to facilitate people to share their thoughts in public discussion. Comic strip as a work of art which commonly aims as entertainment is also used to promote the value of the author in certain societal issues. Thus, comic strip such as KOSTUM or Komik Strip Untuk Umum (Comic Strip for Public) is using satirical jokes to share the idea of multiculturalism that has been challenged by people who use religious identity, ethnicity and political factions as the thing to differentiate others. Therefore, this paper will try to reveal how this comic strip promotes Indonesian national identity and how the author sees himself as the agent of multiculturalism. 

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOUNG GENERATION; THE POTENTIAL TO DAMAGE THE NATIONAL IDENTITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihan Aqil Rihhadatul 'Aisy ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
High Application

Online media gives impacts on each individual's life because this stage can introduce an intuitive association between two individuals who are even far apart. Although it is loved and provided advantage by almost everyone, incidentally, web-based media has another side. Various detrimental consequences of online media are difficult to avoid. The development of information is changing society. Recently, electronic media has been demonstrated to transform people's personalities into virtual ones. The human character is described in all things considered, and people also shape themselves into something that becomes a trend. This study aims to determine the influence of social media usage on national identity and determine the positive and negative consequences of using social media that can affect national identity. This study uses the Literature Review (LR) strategy through a subjective methodology, which describes the problem to be contemplated and provides answers to defeat the problem in-depth and start to finish indicated by the side effects of the examination and the hypothesis used. The use of online media among the millennial or young generation is indeed less secure than adults. It cannot be denied that online media such as mobile phones, i-pads, or other gadgets are currently critical in everyday life. In Indonesia itself, these innovation advances have a positive impact but also have detrimental consequences. People in general also still need direct communication to reduce gaps or miscommunication between networks. However, some people like to be involved in workplaces with an open culture and flexible events, which can be reached easily by online media. The high application of online media in millennials causes simple changes in these young people's intellectual, emotional, and even behavior. Many millennial generations tend to use dialects that are not known as Indonesian or even imitating (westernized) clothing. Younger people generally feel happy when imitating foreigners, while foreigners embrace a free lifestyle compared to their society, which has begun to be compromised. Overall, we also see that many millennial generations need information about the importance of Pancasila as the image of the country, the state banner, and the state constitution.

scholarly journals Karakteristike komunikacije o sportu na društvenim mrežama

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Jelena Lazarević ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Study Results

Тhis paper deals with characteristics of communication about sports in social media, based on examples in Serbian language. The corpus consists of contents in Serbian from Twitter and Instagram, while the Spanish language equivalents are included as a part of contrastive analysis. The study results show that expressions describing sporting events have adequate equivalents in Serbian and Spanish, while the degree of presence of foreign terms and internationalisms differs. The results also show that there are two currents within Serbian users of these social media: liberal and conservative. The liberal users treat both Serbian alphabets equally, or give preference to Latin, often without diacritics. The conservative ones utilize Cyrillic as the primary way of expressing their national identity. The use of emoticons and emojis is common. Social networks have created an illusion of closeness with athletes and clubs, and communication between athletes and fans is extreme- ly open. Despite obvious contrasts between Serbian and Spanish, there are similarities in the perception of sports as a social phenomenon. Contents about sports in the new media are increasing, as well as the number of studies about sports discourse, which will contribute to the understanding of the changes in the Serbian language.

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