Essays about: "Civic Cultures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Civic Cultures.

1. 1. Being young and navigating online cultures in an algorithmic media setting : A qualitative study of young-adults perception of mediated public shaming on TikTok

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Evelina Ketola; [2022]
   Keywords : Public shaming; call-out culture; cancel culture; TikTok; media design; Algorithmic literacy; participatory democracy; civic engagement;

   Abstract : TikTok differs from how the media audience is used to seeing other social media platforms. When opening the app, the user does not see the friends you have decided to follow. Instead, you are faced with an algorithmically decided and never-ending feed of content personified individually for the specific user. READ MORE

3. 2. Starving for safe spaces : knowledge production, consciousness-raising and “the political” in the Facebook group Fittlife

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Dajana Kovacevic; [2020]
   Keywords : knowledge production; political participation; feminism; postfeminism; consciousness-raising; experiential knowledge; authoritative knowledge; digital affordances; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis explores online knowledge production around a subject that has been considered taboo and inappropriate through history – sexual, reproductive and genital health for people with female genitals. Therefore, it also examines the political potential of coming together to openly discuss such “delicate issues”. READ MORE

4. 3. Conceiving a talk show and civic talk through young women’s eyes : gender in an audience study on Indonesian talk show ‘Mata Najwa’

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Rania Savitri Mafiroh; [2019]
   Keywords : audience engagement; citizenship; civic cultures; civic agency; civic talk; civic mix; female audience; Indonesia; Mata Najwa; Najwa Shihab; intimate public sphere; patriarchal culture; spectrum of engagement; talk show; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on the agency of young Indonesian women audiences promoted by an Indonesia television talk show, Mata Najwa. The aim of the thesis is understanding the engagement of young Indonesian women with the programme and how they acquire knowledge from this public discussion talk show as their resource in having civic talk about political and social issues in Indonesia. READ MORE

5. 4. The never ever perfect encyclopedia : an ethnographic analysis of participation in Wikipedia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Xiaotong Shen; [2019]
   Keywords : participation; deliberative discussion; governance; public sphere; civic cultures; online collaboration; online community; netnography; wikis; Wikipedia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Wikipedia represents ‘the sum of all human knowledge’ and is becoming the authoritative source on the Internet. As a collective work, how exactly are articles created by editors? The aim of the study is to seek the answer by use of participation theory. READ MORE

6. 5. Beyond the "lulz" : audience engagement with political memes in the case of Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lestarini Saraswati Hapsoro; [2018]
   Keywords : audience engagement; citizenship; civic engagement; civic agency; civic cultures; democracy; election memes; Pilkada DKI; political memes; political discourse; political dissent; Setya Novanto; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the roles of Internet memes as a form of contemporary political discourse in Indonesia from the individual perspective of audience members. In-depth qualitative interviews with fourteen Indonesian young adults were conducted to understand the ways in which they engage and create meaning of political memes, allowing for a closer examination on the media’s potential for contribution to civic cultures. READ MORE