Self-representations on social media

Cocq, Coppélie; Ljuslinder, Karin

doi:10.1016/j.alter.2020.02.001

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“…This paper develops the concept of disability performance in social media. It takes a well-grounded concept within the field of disability studies, which relates to everyday and theatrical situations offline (Broyer and Hammer, 2019; Cocq and Ljuslinder, 2020; Hadley, 2014), and examines it through the lens of everyday performances of the self (Goffman, 1959). This perspective sheds light on the factors that shape the way disabled individuals carefully manage the everyday performances of their dis/abled self in social media.…”

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“…Thanks to their increased accessibility, social media provide ample opportunities for disability performances. However, while activist and artistic performances have received scholarly attention (Cocq and Ljuslinder, 2020; Hadley, 2014), everyday disability performances are understudied. According to Hadley (2014), these are performances of “the daily social drama of disability” (p. 2), in which disabled people are “unwillingly compelled to play certain roles” (p. 2) to ratify an exclusionary social order.…”

Section: Disability (In)accessibility and Authentic Self-presentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Authentic” digital inclusion? Dis/ability performances on social media by users with concealable communicative disabilities

Bitman

2022

New Media & Society

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Despite the increased technical accessibility of social media, disabled users’ attempts to be socially included are still understudied. These users’ agency-based choices are impacted by constant able-bodied surveillance and disciplining, especially when it comes to dis/ability visibility and potential context collapse. This paper develops the concept of disability performance within social media studies, presenting a qualitative study of social media users with concealable communicative disabilities: autistics, hard-of-hearing and people who stutter. Four factors were found to shape users’ dis/ability performances: the use of social media interfaces for the compartmentalization of disabled identity; users’ continuous efforts to make their social environment inclusionary; the centrality of users’ disabled identity and intersectionality; and the design of the performance’s message. Together, these show disability performances to be deliberate expressions of agency on the part of vulnerable social media users, who perform dis/ability according to their own evaluation of authenticity to increase their social inclusion.

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Section: Disability (In)accessibility and Authentic Self-presentationmentioning

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“Authentic” digital inclusion? Dis/ability performances on social media by users with concealable communicative disabilities

Bitman

2022

New Media & Society

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“…With the Internet, novel modes of networking (Ineland, Gelfgren, and Cocq 2019), of community building (Molin, Sorbring, and L€ ofgren-Mårtenson 2015), for socializing (L€ ofgren-Mårtensson 2008), self-representations (Cocq and Ljuslinder 2020) or for increased visibility (Pearson and Trevisan 2015) have emerged, providing people with disabilities with new tools for presence, communication and empowerment. In the wake of the process of society's digitization, there is an increasing gap between those who are 'in' and those who are notthose with a high level of digital literacy and those without, those who have infrastructural access and those who lack it, and those for whom the technology is accessible and those who are excluded by the technology.…”

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Social media and disability advocacy organizations: caught between hopes and realities

Gelfgren

Ineland

Cocq

2021

Disability & Society

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This article examines the role of advocacy organizations and their use of social media within the field of disability in Sweden. How do the organizations negotiate digital media, and what are the (intentional or unintentional) consequences related to the use of social media? With focus on the representatives of advocacy organizations, we study how they reflect and act in order to balance various motives, and what challenges and ambiguities that arise. On one hand, there is a perceived need to be online and communicate with members and the surrounding society. On the other hand, digital communication induces a divide between those who have the resources to take part in such communication, and those who do notin terms of digital competence, economy, age, cognitive abilities, technical equipment and digital connection. The heterogeneity of resources and target groups inevitably challenges both the ideals of inclusion and intentions of advocacy organizations.

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“…The social web can increase the interpersonal interactions of persons with disabilities, which help them shape identities and communities with likeminded people (Miller, 2017;Sweet et al, 2020) to obtain aids, confront bullying (Sweet et al, 2020) and represent their own stories and self-description (Gale & Bolzan, 2016). The critical function of these stories can be used to overcome stereotypes and hidden segregations (Cocq & Ljuslinder, 2020). Although social media appears to be a valuable space for persons with disabilities, it can be harmful to them through cyberbullying and hate-speak (Kowalski, Toth, & Morgan, 2018).…”

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The Effect of Social Media Exposure on the Mental Health of Individuals with Disabilities during the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic

Algethami

Alqarni

Albakour

2021

JESR

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The purpose of this study is to examine the mental health problems and social media exposure for individuals with disabilities, as well as explore whether this exposure could impact their mental health during the COVID-19 epidemic period. A hundred and twenty individuals with disabilities participated in this cross-sectional study, conducted in Taif, Saudi Arabia. We used an online questionnaire built through the translation of two scales, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 " GAD-7" and CES-D-10 scale assessing depression. The findings of this study underlined important messages for individuals with disabilities. First finding revealed that individuals with disabilities were almost half a day anxious, depressed, and frequently exposed to social media. Also, the information spread on social media had a significant effect on their anxiety level, but no significant effect was found on their depression level. Practical recommendations were highlighted to benefit these individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic period. We should use clear and accessible languages and health messages with individuals with disabilities. Health care providers should be exposed to an awareness program to reduce the racisms towards those individuals. Received: 8 March 2021 / Accepted: 23 June 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

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Self-representations on social media

Abstract: Research PaperSelf-representations on social media. Reproducing and challenging discourses on disability ☆ Représentations de soi sur les réseaux sociaux. Reproduire ou défier les discours sur le handicap Coppélie Cocq a, ⁎

Cited by 27 publications

References 35 publications

“Authentic” digital inclusion? Dis/ability performances on social media by users with concealable communicative disabilities

“Authentic” digital inclusion? Dis/ability performances on social media by users with concealable communicative disabilities

Social media and disability advocacy organizations: caught between hopes and realities

The Effect of Social Media Exposure on the Mental Health of Individuals with Disabilities during the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic

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