Religious Subjectivities and Digital Collectivities on Social Networking Sites in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 232102302199914
Author(s):  
Kiran Vinod Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Digital Ontology ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Religious Subject ◽  
The Creation

This article analyses how the infrastructural architecture of social networking sites (SNS) is conducive to the emergence of religious subjects and digital collectivities. I argue that SNS enable social connections, and subjectivities are created to reify discriminatory religious and political practices and discourses online. This study identifies and responds to three critical arguments about SNS and religious subjectivities. First, it challenges the liberal assumptions that advancement in SNS will lead to the creation of depoliticized and more rational societies. I argue that SNS deepens the already existing social segregations in the society through the creation of digital collectivities. Digital collectivities inform functional possibilities (ontology) and discursive modes (epistemology) of enacting religious subjectivities. These collectivities not only shape the ways in which users articulate their religious and political allegiance but also the content of their online presence. Finally, in unpacking the formation and existence of digital collectivities and how they are linked with the emergence of religious subjects, I examine the question of digital ontology—the debate regarding what a religious subject on SNS is and of epistemology—how is a religious subject defined.

Citations Gone #Social: Examining the Effect of Altmetrics on Citations and Readership in Communication Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 089443931987356
Author(s):  
Ben Wasike
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Online Presence

Altmetrics are a relatively new phenomenon in research. These metrics measure the attention that research articles receive from nontraditional venues such as social media and the Internet. This study examined how these metrics affect both the readership and citation of articles in communication research. The study examined citation data alongside altmetrics data from academic social networking sites ResearchGate and Mendeley, as well as mentions on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Results indicated that all altmetrics positively correlated with citation. Posting articles on sites such as ResearchGate and Mendeley not only impacted readership, it increased the likelihood of citation. Other variables that improved readership and citation were social media mentions, downloadable articles, coauthorship, and an active online presence among scholars.

Investigating Postmodern Politics in the Philippines Using Reflexivity Theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-102
Author(s):  
Antonio P. Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Nation State ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Political Communities

A usual reading of postmodern critiques of science, progress, and the nation-state, has casted postmodernism as pessimistic, if not apolitical. In fact, it is even read as conservative, as it unintentionally enables a continuation of the status quo by its privileging of local forms of resistance, even as it is critical of grand narratives of resistance. While the privileging of micro-politics in everyday forms of resistance may enable freedom of and subversive acts by individuals, the need for more collective forms of action remains a challenge. This article offers the theory of reflexivity as a template to imagine the possibility of collective action being enabled by postmodern politics. In contrast to the relatively random, unorganized, and individualized form of micro-politics which post-modern theorists argue for, reflexivity theory allows for more organized, coordinated collective action, albeit in domains that are outside of the traditional confines of statist politics, taking advantage of postmodern venues, such as cyberspace. This essay will inquire into the applicability and implications of the theory of reflexivity in the Philippines, particularly on the transformation of random, individualized interventions in social networking sites into becoming a foundation for “cyber-collective action”, thereby enabling the creation of new political communities and citizenship in cyberspace.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Spread of Fake News and its Detection. Techniques on Social Networking Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Akibu Mahmoud Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Fake News ◽  
The Public ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Literature Synthesis ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Linguistic Approach

The phenomenon of fake news has become a much contentious issue recently. The controversy regarding this issue has further been intensified by the openness of social media platforms. Via a systematic review, this paper offers a discussion on the spread and detection techniques of fake news on Social Networking Sites (SNSs). A total of 47 articles eventually fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were coded for the literature synthesis. The overall findings from the literature on fake news and social media have been extracted and synthesized to explore the creation, influence and popular techniques and dimensions used for fake news detection on SNSs. The results showed that various entities are involved in the creation and spread of fake news on SNSs, including malicious social and software agents. It was also found that early registered users, old people, female users, delusion-prone persons, dogmatic persons, and religious fundamentalists are more likely to believe in fake news than other groups of individuals. One of the major problems of the existing techniques is their deficiency in datasets. Therefore, future studies on fake news detection should focus on developing an all-inclusive model with comprehensive datasets. Social media users require fake news detection skills especially using linguistic approach. This study provides the public with valuable information about the spread and detection of fake news on SNSs. This is because SNSs are an important avenue for fake news providers.

All the World Wide Web’s a stage: The performance of identity in online social networks

First Monday ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
The Public ◽  
Identity Constructions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This paper discusses how ideas of performance can be used to conceptualize the play of identity formation on social networking sites (SNS). Linking Goffman's theories of social performance with Granovetter's notion of the social tie, this paper will argue that identities on SNS are deliberately constructed performances that straddle the frontstage and the backstage, the public and the private, and in doing so both support and rely upon webs of social connections which engage with fluid or playful identity constructions.

scholarly journals Social Networking and the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Adolescents in Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Bourgeois ◽  
Julie Bower ◽  
Annemaree Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Social Networking Tools ◽  
Social And Emotional Wellbeing

Technology and social networking tools and sites are changing the way young people build and maintain their social connections with others (Boyd & Ellison, 2008). This study utilised a new measure, The Self in a Social Context, Virtual Connectedness subscale (SSC-VC subscale), to examine the effects of social networking tools and sites on social and emotional wellbeing among 1,037 Australian young people aged 11–18 years. A maximum likelihood factor analysis identified three strong factors: Fit In (α = .81), Public Self (α = .79) and Connected Self (α = .83). Significant main effects were revealed for the number of times students checked their Facebook F(12, 2415) = 13.8, p < .001, and for gender, F(3, 913) = 10.8, p < .001, but no interaction effect was found. Univariate tests also revealed a significant difference for Frequency of checking Facebook, F(4, 915), = 4.98, and for Gender, F(1, 915), = 46.92, p < .001 on the dependent variable of Emotional Difficulties. These findings suggest that social networking sites, though used differently by males and females, provide an important forum for building social connections across groups.

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