Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Twenty-seven year old Mohit Mor was sitting in a photocopy shop and scrolling through his smartphoneSmartphone when two men barged wearing helmets, pointed guns at him, said, "Let us make you Tik-Tok star."
Language: Английский
European Journal of Cultural Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: June 7, 2024
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 6 million Ukrainians have been uprooted and made refugees, while many displaced (both abroad). The war has termed world’s first ‘TikTok war’, placing TikTok as a central site which contains various perspectives information about from frontlines war. This article focuses on Valeria Shashenok, Ukrainian photographer who uses platform to convey story her perspective document daily life during refugee. study examines how voice-enabling by analysing 62 clips she published 9 months Our findings demonstrate that takes advantage TikTok’s unique affordances express political agency through what we defined ‘political playfulness’. In addition, show negotiates gender identity, navigating between components identity woman refugee, not letting herself be limited either two. offers novel refugees use new social medium negotiate their place world counter long-held forms representation others.
Language: Английский
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Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)
Published: June 27, 2024
Abstract With the growing number of individuals seeking to improve their living conditions abroad, social networking sites are becoming indispensable daily existence for acculturation. However, nature contribution in fulfilling migrants’ acculturation needs remains unclear and inadequately addressed literature. This scoping review aims synthesise current literature examining role meeting needs. Following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Methodological Guidelines most recent modifications PRISMA-ScR framework, this study synthesised 48 empirical articles published between 2019 2023. An automated search was conducted using multiple database platforms (Web Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar ABDC’s Journal Ranking) with sorted results a variety term combinations. The synthesis past studies found five common needs, namely, cognitive, integration, personal affective tension release that migrants have sought obtained from sites. All these included uses gratifications theory as media consumption Among identified integration cognitive ones crucial international students, migrant workers, immigrants, refugees other categories overcome difficulties they face host society maintain connections ethnic community. Nevertheless, utilisation fulfil those differs because various socio-demographic psychological determinants. Many focused on identifying associated thus neglecting strategies, such separation, marginalisation assimilation. Mismatches inconsistencies requirements obtain or seek network also not been investigated studies. Therefore, area is potentially viable likely be subject subsequent research. useful formulating government policies recruiting agencies, rights activists, workers administrators who working populations.
Language: Английский
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Revista Mediterránea de Comunicación, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. e26498 - e26498
Published: July 1, 2024
Las redes sociales son consideradas herramientas de comunicación e influencia social. No obstante, la audiencia mayoritaria TikTok en 2023 está integrada por miembros las generaciones Z y Alfa, asociadas estudios previos con una crisis participativa. Ante esta contradicción, se plantea pregunta investigación: ¿Emplean los jóvenes para consolidación valores como solidaridad? Para responderla, propone objetivo principal analizar el uso instrumento social promover participación juvenil proyectos voluntariado. Se opta metodología mixta, basada un análisis contenido 150 vídeos subidos a hashtag #voluntariado que registraron más likes durante primer trimestre del 2023; cuestionario distribuido 50 oficinas voluntariado universidades públicas españolas entre familiarizados estos proyectos. Los resultados revelan predominancia Contenido Generado Usuario (CGU) carácter orgánico, narrado mujeres promueven mediante plantillas predeterminadas cortos relatan experiencias personales tono neutral. detecta también impacto significativo CGU, tanto usuarios TikTok, reflejan su compromiso interacciones; mundo real, afirman sentirse identificados ese tipo publicaciones.
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Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 37(3), P. 800 - 814
Published: July 9, 2024
Abstract The demonstrable rise in self-generated asylum evidence—most typically via social media—is need of explication. Drawing on cases from ethnographic research Sweden this article sets out to understand why seekers turn extreme forms activity such as filming themselves burning the Quran. It appears that ‘staged’ evidence is most often born a sense emotional desperation face stone-wall assessment system which leans heavily towards rejection. To reach conclusion, however, first engages with more traditional ‘scripts’ and roadmaps endorsed shaped by NGO’s legal practitioners. 2015 Migration Crisis Europe has fundamentally altered process, not only its ‘bar-raising’ aspects for positive decisions, but also reconfiguring very form structure presented.
Language: Английский
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Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 205 - 215
Published: Sept. 19, 2024
Abstract This chapter offers a critical evaluation of TikTok for social justice, particularly inequitable and taken-for-granted assumptions about “creators,” “users,” typically assumed by media studies influencer studies, that users are individuated subjects capital or, as Spivak argues, “naturally articulate subject oppression.” Instead this considers how platform business models support repress subaltern communities. For example, in host countries which it is illegal migrant domestic workers to participate civil society, used promoting voice, collectivizing informational resources, centering identities beyond those marked countries. However, empowerment through participation not without limitations. The discusses Singapore unfree lodged within the employment context soft violence, economic indenture, commercial erasure. question, Can TikTok? recognizes their produsage one extreme digital (im)mobility.
Language: Английский
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Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract Chapter 5 examines the affective dimensions of asylum process, considering emotional challenges faced by assessors, emotions expected and felt seekers, institutional framing emotions. It discusses how demand for substantively demonstrating belief leads to extreme actions nonreligious claimants in creating evidence support their cases. The chapter emphasises pressures environment surrounding decisions. By analysing landscapes navigated all parties involved, it highlights need more empathetic psychologically informed approaches within adjudication system.
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Cultural Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
Studies on digital platforms and online incivility have established that uses of humour can lean towards cyberbullying hate speech. Focusing TikTok's affordances cultures incivility, this paper studies how TikTok influencers their audiences manoeuvre legal-but-harmful humour. Specifically, we study has become an accepted negotiated practice in the Filipino context through phenomenon ‘dogshows’, where users throw jabs at individuals using derogatory provocative memes. Through observation textual analysis posts corresponding comment sections, demonstrate is subtly amplified play, Gen Z young children became both objects producers these dogshows. We argue while there already peer surveillance work TikTok, needs to be more deliberation between policies at-risk groups make platform a civil space.
Language: Английский
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Global Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(4), P. 593 - 617
Published: June 8, 2023
This paper examines how migrant domestic workers subvert domination, exploitation and subjection through performances in TikTok videos. Through this medium, exercise autonomy severely restrictive employment living conditions, where collective action may not only be improbable but also illegal. I argue that these videos demonstrate Foucauldian counter-conduct or the "art of being governed so much". Counter-conduct is a form resistance distinct to those who have limited access public sphere, due part gendered nature cooking, cleaning caring. Domestic work normally included labour laws, place are private homes. makes it difficult organise make rights claims. build on literatures everyday examine practices subjectivities by Gulf countries. In doing, so-called "modern slaves", enact freedom, already present, as subjects ethics politics.
Language: Английский
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Information Communication & Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16
Published: Dec. 21, 2023
This article explores TikTok users' responses to a racist incident at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. We analyse the content strategies of TikToks that received most engagement as well timeline how framing event shifted over time. consider space for youth reflect on everyday politics in highly personalized ways and develop their voice visibility through particular strategies. firstly argue African frame local political acts within global frameworks link own realities algorithmically recognized causes. In addressing both audiences algorithm, activists construct messages with potentially broader algorithmic speak localized context generation Z audience. caution such framings events may limit complexities. Secondly, we similar activism globally, observe 'memefication' or 'templatibility' activist TikTok, where users juxtapose message an audio meme 'earworm'. By doing this, mobilize increased insert these intertextual existing 'imitation publics' congregate around memes, infusing new meaning into affective language culture, while injecting playfulness culture. therefore TikTok's power is essentially glocal, it allows issues be reframed discourses memes.
Language: Английский
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Published: Sept. 15, 2022
This paper examines how migrant domestic workers subvert domination, exploitation and subjection through performances on TikTok videos. Through this confessional social medium, exercise a form of autonomy in severely restrictive employment living conditions, where collective action may not only be improbable but also illegal. I argue that these videos demonstrate Foucauldian counter-conduct or the “art being governed so much.” Counter-conduct is an agency which transforms self others relations power. It resistance distinct to category who have limited access public sphere due part gendered nature cooking, cleaning caring. Domestic work normally included labour laws place are employers’ private homes. makes it difficult organize make rights claims. build ‘analytics resistance’ examine practices, mentalities subjectivities performed by produced at height Covid-19 pandemic, period tremendous stress households. These became popular medium among Middle East express themselves, alleviate isolation connect with others. In doing, so-called ‘modern slaves,’ enact freedom, already present, as subjects ethics politics.
Language: Английский
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