Essays about: "virtual community"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 100 essays containing the words virtual community.

  1. 16. Negotiating Swedishness : Exploring citizenship and belonging among Swedes residing abroad in the context of Swedish migration policies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Tua-Lisa Runsten; [2022]
    Keywords : citizenship; diaspora; Migrationsverket; Facebook; Sweden; utlandssvensk; family reunification;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how Swedish citizens deal with the increasingly difficult process of returning to Sweden with family members who are third country nationals, following the passage of a law that places temporary limits on residency permits. The goal of this thesis is to examine how negotiations of citizenship and belonging play out in the context of Swedish migration policy and family reunification regulations. READ MORE

  3. 17. Face-to-face, Screen-to-screen : A qualitative ethnographic study of the digital adaptation by the Goddess Movement in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Ambrose Watts; [2022]
    Keywords : digital religion; ethnography; covid-19; neopaganism; goddess movement; digital religion; etnografi; covid-19; neopaganism; gudinnerörelse;

    Abstract : Den här studien är gjord i anslutning till projektet ReCoVirA: Religious communities in the Virtual Age, med syftet att undersöka religiösa gruppers eventuella digitala anpassning under Covid-19. Denna kvalitativa etnografiska studie undersöker hur representanter för tre svenska gudinnetempel resonerar om anpassningar som gjorts för att ersätta aktiviteter som tidigare gjorts i person, vilka konsekvenser dessa anpassningar genererade i relation till community, deltagande och auktoritet, samt i vilken utsträckning templen kommer fortsätta använda digitala verktyg efter restriktioner och rekommendationer har släppts. READ MORE

  4. 18. How incel users' communication discriminate women : A netnography investigating the misogyny on the forum Incels.is

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Elina Maaranen; [2022]
    Keywords : misogyny; virtual communities; subcultures; participation; groupthink; misogyni; virtuella gemenskaper; subkulturer; deltagange; grupptänkande;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to answer how misogyny is expressed in the forum incels.is, a discussion board forum where incel users engage in threads to talk to each other about the difficulties of not having sexual or romantic relations. READ MORE

  5. 19. Are likes as important for brands as it is for the teenager next door? : An explanatory study of how activity and engagement in social media as a brand community have an impact on attitude and repetitive purchases.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Sofia Dahlgren; Christoffer Eriksson; Léa Tomasino; [2022]
    Keywords : Social media; activity; engagement; repetitive purchase; consumers´attitude; virtual brand community;

    Abstract : Background: In recent years, the emergence of the internet and social networks have allowed consumers to interact and communicate quickly, this means that online social media-based brand communities are an important part of the market. However, does the engagement and activity on social media-based brand communities affect the consumers’ attitude and repetitive purchase?. READ MORE

  6. 20. Everything, By Everyone: An archival perspective on the preservation of Flash media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Aiden Kvarnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Adobe Flash; archives; archival science; digital media; digital preservation; Homestuck; Internet; Internet content; Newgrounds; software; virtual communities; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines and evaluates different ways of preserving media reliant on the now defunct Adobe Flash technology. The purpose is dual; both to examine and evaluate Flash preservation from an archival point of view, and to contribute to the existing research on Internet communities’ preservation initiatives. READ MORE