Cracking Facebook

Korpijaakko, Maria Leena

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-211-0

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Facebook and the Covid-19 Crisis: Building Solidarity Through Community Feeling

Nandy

2021

Hu Arenas

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In the event of the Covid-19 spread, the entire world has been brought to a stop due to the imposed lockdown, to counter the effects of the spreading virus. This paper proposes to study the change in how people are experiencing a pandemic very differently and what such changes imply with respect to social connections and human interactions. The networked digital citizens come together in the time of crisis, sharing a sense of nostalgia as well as perseverance on Facebook. The paper will refer to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in order to explain the human need for the sense of belonging. A pandemic has not been experienced in earlier time as a global phenomenon with far reaching consequences as in the present context. People across the world are experiencing a similar form of loneliness, boredom, and anxiety irrespective of which profession one belongs to. The absence of physical movement has suddenly caused a great shift of interaction on to the Facebook platform. The corner stone for virtual social interaction had already been laid down with the rise of a 'convergence culture'. Social communities depicting shared interests like music, dance, photography, food, and other aspects of life have been redesigned and restructured as a result of the lockdown. More and more people are sharing videos of activities they are engaging in during this time of immobility. A greater focus of family experiences are being shared by celebrities, creating a semblance of solidarity in fighting against the psychological effects of a long term lockdown. The provision of the care button on Facebook also intensifies this sense of a shared trauma and the human desire to overcome all hurdles together. The paper will focus on a number of Facebook trends, beginning from Dalgona coffee and its perception to music covers of popular songs such as 'Dance Monkey' and Bella Ciao. The historical meaning associated with the term 'crisis' is being redefined in a social context which greatly based on a networked population. This has an entirely different social and psychological implication. Analysing the Facebook updates will go a long way in understanding the term 'crisis' with respect to the time of Corona.

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Facebook and the Covid-19 Crisis: Building Solidarity Through Community Feeling

Nandy

2021

Hu Arenas

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Exploring the Interplay of Lifewide Learning, Migration, and Social Network Sites in the Postdigital Field of Action

López García

2024

Studies in Digital Interculturality

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Lifewide learning encompasses all forms of learning and personal development in formal, non-formal and informal modalities. This article discusses the relationship between Lifewide Learning, Social Network Sites (SNSs) and Migration by reflecting on the role of SNSs as a resource for informal learning in the context of migration and its impact on the postdigital field of action. This article argues that SNSs are fields of action that are ubiquitously used and are deeply interwoven in everyday life, especially for people who wish to/or have already relocated. In these fields of action, interaction, emotional support and constant learning take place, impacting the lives and experiences of people undergoing migration. Therefore, this article considers that SNSs are highly relevant resources for learning 'informally', where sharing personal experiences not only provides concrete information regarding a situation but perhaps, more importantly, people who share or seek information find companionship in the realization that they are not alone with their doubts or situations in their new location.

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Islamic Forms of New Age Belief in Syncretic Hyperreality

Gürel,

Mencet

2024

MEDİAD

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Although the era of secularism, which promised that human beings could build the truth, was not over, the trend towards mystical and paranormal beliefs grew, as did the spread of new forms of religion and the dominance of postmodernity-specific confusion. Augury, magic, ancient secrets, the texts of Abrahamic Religions, and the mystical beliefs of the Far East have been blended and commodified, particularly transforming into commercial fields of interest for educated masses. In the study, examples of hyperreality presented as religion through syncretic forms were examined on YouTube, the most followed digital platform worldwide; 50 videos from five different YouTube channels were evaluated using thematic content analysis, and the findings were discussed within the framework of Baudrillard's Postmodern Media Theory. In the analyzed videos, promises of healing, weight loss, happiness, strengthening faith, etc., were made, and it was observed that Islamic content was added to Buddhist practices and indicators in an effort to engage a Muslim audience. The findings of the study exemplify post-truth practices in terms of the syncretization of different belief systems, providing detailed data especially for researchers working on New Age cults.

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Cracking Facebook

Abstract: This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Cited by 3 publications

References 36 publications

Facebook and the Covid-19 Crisis: Building Solidarity Through Community Feeling

Facebook and the Covid-19 Crisis: Building Solidarity Through Community Feeling

Exploring the Interplay of Lifewide Learning, Migration, and Social Network Sites in the Postdigital Field of Action

Islamic Forms of New Age Belief in Syncretic Hyperreality

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