3. Negotiating Womanhood and South Asian Nationalisms: Blurring Borders and Identities in Social Media

Click and Kin ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 74-94
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South Asian

scholarly journals Introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Alia Yunis ◽  
Dale Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Arab Media ◽  
African Cinema ◽  
Broadcast Television ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
And Gender

Abstract This special issue engages the historical and contemporary heterogeneity of the Gulf, which was a transcultural space long before the discovery of oil. Over the past two decades, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have actively begun to harness the media’s power, while at the same time grassroots productions—online, through social media and in regional festivals—reframe assumptions about film and visual media. With resident expatriate population comprising up to 90 percent of the population in Gulf states, film and visual media complicate conventional frameworks derived from area studies, such as ‘Arab media’, ‘Middle Eastern and North African cinema’, or ‘South Asian film’. These articles also unsettle the modernist divisions of media into distinct categories, such as broadcast television and theatrical exhibition, and consider forms that move between professional and nonprofessional media, and between private and semi-public spaces, including the transmedia spaces of theme parks and shooting locations. Articles examine the subjects of early photography in Kuwait, the role of Oman TV as a broadcaster of Indian films into Pakistan, representations of disability and gender in Kuwaiti musalsalat, tribal uses of social media, and videos produced by South Asian and Southeast Asian expatriates, including second-generation expatriates.

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Misinformation Among Asian Americans During COVID-19

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella K. Chong ◽  
Shahmir H. Ali ◽  
Lan N. Ðoàn ◽  
Stella S. Yi ◽  
Chau Trinh-Shevrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
South Asian Americans ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Vaccine Decision Making

Social media has been crucial for seeking and communicating COVID-19 information. However, social media has also promulgated misinformation, which is particularly concerning among Asian Americans who may rely on in-language information and utilize social media platforms to connect to Asia-based networks. There is limited literature examining social media use for COVID-19 information and the subsequent impact of misinformation on health behaviors among Asian Americans. This perspective reviews recent research, news, and gray literature to examine the dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation on social media platforms to Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and South Asian Americans. We discuss the linkage of COVID-19 misinformation to health behaviors, with emphasis on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and vaccine decision-making in Asian American communities. We then discuss community- and research-driven responses to investigate misinformation during the pandemic. Lastly, we propose recommendations to mitigate misinformation and address the COVID-19 infodemic among Asian Americans.

Is fake news contributing to increased Covid-19 BAME deaths?

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-110
Author(s):  
Tehmeena Khan ◽  
◽  
Shamim Nassrally ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
Western World ◽  
Recent Theory ◽  
Fake News ◽  
South Asian Population ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
The Government

We write this letter as doctors and proud members of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community from a South Asian background. Recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggest that the BAME population is disproportionately affected by Covid-19.1 Observations and experiences from within our family and wider community led us to explore how cultural aspects may account for these figures. Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors are likely to contribute to this unfortunate statistic. Intrinsic factors such as pre-existing health conditions and comorbidities e.g. cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes2 and diet are likely to play a role. Extrinsic factors such as living in overcrowded conditions,3 multigenerational households and a large proportion of this population being key/essential workers,4 which are often less likely to be amenable to remote working. Faith also plays a part and the large congregational gatherings in places of worship may add to the risk in this community, as does the tactile nature of greeting in BAME communities. One factor, which is often not recognised by the Western world is a general lack of trust in the medical profession and those in positions in authority. As in other UK communities, fake news stories and conspiracy theories are rife amongst South Asian communities. Increased usage of social media by older generations helps the spread of this. The recent adoption of these technologies by the older South Asian population may leave them vulnerable to these messages, in comparison to more digitally native younger and tech-savvy populations. One recent theory, amongst many, circulating in the Pakistani community, likely perpetuated by the high number of deaths within this community in London and the Midlands, is that when patients of Pakistani heritage are admitted to hospital, they never leave. The assumed belief is that medical staff want to eliminate this community by administering lethal doses of medication to euthanise these patients.5 The videos circulating amongst the South Asian community often appear authentic, using people with a professional title like doctor or nurse to deliver the message. They appeal to the audience by purporting to be sharing a hidden message not sanctioned by the authorities. It is easy to see how someone would fall into the trap of believing these messages and passing them onto family members and friends out of fear, who would themselves propagate this message, as it has come from a trusted source; their family! These absurd and often ridiculous theories, however, are based on one underlying message; the general distrust of those in positions of authority. Just as some sections of the West African population had a lack of trust in Western medical professionals delivering aid to them during the Ebola crisis,6 we are seeing a similar phenomenon happening in the UK by our own British citizens of South Asian heritage. This could result in patients not seeking help when they desperately require it, hence causing delayed presentations when they are left with no choice but to seek it. Years of prejudice and discrimination can lead to a community behaving in this manner. We can all do a little bit to help this situation from escalating. The government Covid-19 press conferences could be more accessible to those whom English is not their first language. In hospitals we could utilise faith chaplains to help dispel some of these rumours. Community leaders could help dispel some these false narratives and those of us who are able to, can continue to act as quality control for our family social media circles.

scholarly journals Selfie appropriation by young British South Asian adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 482-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bidit Lal Dey ◽  
John M.T. Balmer ◽  
Ameet Pandit ◽  
Mike Saren
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Situational Constraints

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how young British South Asian adults’ dual cultural identity is exhibited and reaffirmed through the appropriation of selfies. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a qualitative perspective and utilises a combination of in-depth interviews and netnographic data. Findings The appropriation of the selfie phenomenon by young British South Asian adults reifies, endorses and reinforces their dual cultural identity. As such, their dual cultural identity is influenced by four factors: consonance between host and ancestral cultures, situational constraints, contextual requirements and convenience. Research limitations/implications In terms of the selfie phenomenon, the study makes two major contributions: first, it analyses young British South Asian adults’ cultural dualism. Second, it explicates how their acculturation and their dual cultural identity are expressed through the appropriation of the selfie phenomenon. Practical implications Since young British South Asians represent a significant, and distinct, market, organisations serving this market can marshal insights from this research. As such, managers who apprise themselves of the selfie phenomenon of this group are better placed to meet their consumer needs. Account, therefore, should be taken of their twofold cultural identity and dual British/Asian identification. In particular, consideration should be given to their distinct and demonstrable traits apropos religiosity and social, communal, and familial bonding. The characteristics were clearly evident via their interactions within social media. Consequently, senior marketing managers can utilise the aforementioned in positioning their organisations, their brands and their products and services. Originality/value The study details a new quadripartite framework for analysing young British South Asian adults’ acculturation that leads to the formation of their dual cultural identity and presents a dynamic model that explicates how cultural identity is expressed through the use and appropriation of technology.

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
East Asian ◽  
The Internet ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Activism ◽  
Business Regulations

Significance Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions. Across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia, repressive governments are tightening controls over these platforms, most recently under the guise of tackling COVID-19-related disinformation. Impacts Most Middle Eastern states will intensify surveillance of online discourse. African governments will routinely ban and throttle social media and shut down the internet, primarily by pressuring telecoms firms. South-east Asian governments will control online activism through new laws on ‘fake news’ and lean on telecoms firms to comply. South Asian governments favour a combination of new laws on online content and business regulations to control social media activity.

Report on the FIRE 2020 evaluation initiative

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Parth Mehta ◽  
Thomas Mandl ◽  
Prasenjit Majumder ◽  
Surupendu Gangopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Retrieval ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Paper Session ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Information Retrieval Evaluation ◽  
Asian Languages

This report gives an overview on the Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation (FIRE) initiative for South-Asian languages 1 . The FIRE conference was conducted online in December 2020. The event combined a conference including keynotes, peer reviewed paper session with an Evaluation Forum. This report will present an overview of the conference and provide insights into the evaluation tracks. Current domains include legal information access, mixed script information retrieval, semantic analysis and social media posts classification. The tasks are discussed and connections to other evaluation initiatives are shown.

Image substitutes and visual fake history: historical images of atrocity of the Ukrainian famine 1932–1933 on social media

2019 ◽  
pp. 147035721988867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekatherina Zhukova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Cultural Sociology ◽  
Radical Right ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
Historical Images ◽  
The Holocaust

This article analyses how pre-internet historical images of atrocity are used on social media in the era of misinformation, disinformation and a rising radical right. Combining scholarship in cultural sociology, media studies and communication, and history, the article introduces two concepts: image substitute and visual fake history. Image substitute is an image of an historical event from a particular time or place, which is used to represent a tragedy from a different decade or geographical location. Visual fake history is a combination of truth, misinformation and disinformation about past events through reliance on historical images as image substitutes and accompanying narratives. These concepts are developed empirically on the basis of images representing the Ukrainian famine of 1932–1933, circulated on Instagram under #holodomor between 2012–2018. It is shown that the Ukrainian famine was visualized through images of Soviet and South Asian famines and the Holocaust, which were embedded in anti-communist and anti-Semitic narratives.

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