Essays about: "mourning online"
Found 2 essays containing the words mourning online.
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1. Media and (Im)mortality : The Influence of Death on Popularity and Success
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : 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
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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 mediestudierAbstract : 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