Margaret U. D'Silva, "Intercultural Communication, Identity, and Social Movements in the Digital Age "
English | ISBN: 1138303259 | 2019 | 190 pages | EPUB | 932 KB
English | ISBN: 1138303259 | 2019 | 190 pages | EPUB | 932 KB
This book examines the complex and multidimensional relationship between culture and social media, and its specific impact on issues of identity and social movements, in a globalized world.
Contemporary cyber culture involves communication among people who are culturally, nationally, and linguistically similar or radically different. Social media becomes a space for mediated cultural information transfer which can either facilitate a vibrant public sphere or create cultural and social cleavages. Contributors of the book come from diverse cultural backgrounds to provide a comprehensive analysis of how these social media exchanges allow members of traditionally oppressed groups find their voices, cultivate communities, and construct their cultural identities in multiple ways.
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