Essays about: "mourning online"

Found 2 essays containing the words mourning online.

  1. 1. Media and (Im)mortality : The Influence of Death on Popularity and Success

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Aldona Martynenka; [2020]
    Keywords : media; death; immortality; celebrity; fandom; popularity;

    Abstract : Musicians who die young often become more famous after their death and moreover, this popularity sometimes continues to exist years or even decades afterwards which consequently has a chance to turn these musicians into legends. Research has shown that the development of media and the growing celebrity culture have impacted the ways individuals perceive famous people. READ MORE

  2. 2. Mourning on VKontakte : An exploratory study of the process of mourning in the context of national culture and global digitalization

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Elena Bazina; [2016]
    Keywords : mourning online; digital death; memorial pages; death studies; continuing bonds theory; personal community; new model of bereavement;

    Abstract : The digital age has changed the way we live and die. A large variety of social networking services (SNS) have become our everyday context. Profiles on SNS register all important moments of a user’s life. Death, one of the most essential concepts of human existence, is also reflected on SNS in different ways. READ MORE