Mediatized migrants: Media cultures and communicative networking in the diaspora
Author(s): Andreas Hepp, Cigdem Bozdag, Laura Suna Year of publication: 2012 Keywords: Mediation, Migration, Colonization, Digital cultures, Ethnicity Methodology/Sample: Multilevel research (survey, media use, ethnography)/More than 30 migrants Reference: Hepp, A., Bozdag, C., & Suna, L. (2013). Mediatized migrants: Media cultures and communicative networking in the diaspora. In L. Fortunati, R. Pertierra, & J. Vincent […]
Questions of culture in distance learning: A research review
Author(s): Sedef Uzuner Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Culture, Distance learning, Asynchronous learning networks (ALNs), Engagement Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Uzuner, S. (2009). Questions of culture in distance learning: A research review. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.690 Abstract This paper reviews past research that focused on questions of culture […]
Connecting Croatia: The public, private and civil sector of culture in the virtual space
Author(s): Ana Žuvela-Bušnja, Biserka Cvjetičanin, Daniela Jelinčić, Kruno Martinac, Helena Popović, Jaka Primorac, Aleksandra Uzelac Year of publication: 2008 Keywords: Digital culture, Intercultural communication, Cultural institutions, Virtual space, Creative industries Methodology/Sample: Content analysis Observation/Web portals and online presences related to cultural institutions in Croatia, including city websites, museums, galleries, NGOs Reference: Žuvela-Bušnja, A., Cvjetičanin, B., […]
Beyond normative dewesternization: Examining media culture from the vantage point of the Global South
Author(s): Wendy Willems Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Global South, Decolonizing media studies, Comparative media, International communication, Development communication, Media cultures, Global North critique, Media agency, Neoliberalization Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Willems, W. (2014). Beyond normative dewesternization: Examining media culture from the vantage point of the Global South. The Global South, 8(1), 7-23. https://doi.org/10.2979/globalsouth.8.1.7 Abstract This […]
The politics of cultural, media and communication policies
Author(s): Bjarki Valtysson Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Personal data, Data subject, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Digital cultural politics, Algorithmic cultures Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Valtysson, B. (2020). Digital Cultural Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35234-9_3 Abstract This chapter discusses how digital cultural politics combines elements of cultural, media and communication policies. It particularly engages with […]
Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency
Author(s): Roza Tsagarousianou, Jessica Retis Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Diaspora, Cultural identity, Transnationalism, Diasporic media, Postcolonial studies, Diasporic public spheres, Intersectionality, Digital technologies, Cultural politics Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Tsagarousianou, R., & Retis, J. (2019). Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency. In R. Tsagarousianou […]
Technologies, identities, and expressive activity
Author(s): Steven L. Thorne, Shannon Sauro, Bryan Smith Year of publication: 2015 Keywords: Digital communication, Identity performance, Second language use, Online cultures, Educational practice, Cultural production, Fandom sites, Transcultural authoring, Community building Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Thorne, S. L., Sauro, S., & Smith, B. (2015). Technologies, identities, and expressive activity. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 35, […]
Staying in, rocking out: Online live music portal shows during the coronavirus pandemic
Author(s): James Rendell Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Online live music, Portal shows, Covid-19 pandemic, Digital media, Audience engagement Methodology/Sample: Case study/3 performances Reference: Rendell, J. (2021). Staying in, rocking out: Online live music portal shows during the coronavirus pandemic. Convergence, 27(4), 1092-1111. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856520976451 Abstract The 2020 Covid-19 global pandemic has greatly impacted societies around […]
Semiotic technology as material resonance of postcolonial aesthetics in digital children’s picture book apps
Author(s): P.Dhayapari Perumal , Shanthini Pillai , Melissa S. Perry Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Semiotic technology, Postcolonial aesthetics, Digital children’s picture book apps, Malaysian identity, Multimediality, Interactivity Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/_ Reference: Perumal, P. D., Pillai, S., & Perry, M. S. (2021). Semiotic technology as material resonance of postcolonial aesthetics in digital children’s picture book […]
The effect of digital technologies on the culture of literacy
Author(s): Marilyn Moore, Dana L. Grisham Year of publication: 2015 Keywords: Culture, Literacy, Technologies, Multicultural, Resources Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Moore, M., & Grisham, D. L. (2015). The Effect of Digital Technologies on the Culture of Literacy. California Reader, 48(2). https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=101162100&lang=es&site=ehost-live Abstract A culture of literacy in the classroom integrates all aspects of language, includes relevant […]
Digital nationalism: Understanding the role of digital media in the rise of ‘new’ nationalism
Author(s): Sabina Mihelj, César Jiménez-Martínez Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Communication, Digital media, Internet, Nation, Nationalism Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Mihelj, S., & Jiménez‐Martínez, C. (2021). Digital nationalism: Understanding the role of digital media in the rise of ‘new’nationalism. Nations and nationalism, 27(2), 331-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12685 Abstract While digital technologies were initially seen as harbingers of globalisation […]
The influence of extramural access to mainstream culture social media on ethnic minority students’ motivation for language learning
Author(s): Chun Lai Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Social media, Informal learning, Formal learning, Ethnic minority students, Bicultural identity, Bicultural competence, L2 motivation, Chinese language learning, Acculturation, Intercultural engagement Methodology/Sample: Survey/141 secondary students Reference: Lai, C. (2019). The influence of extramural access to mainstream culture social media on ethnic minority students’ motivation for language learning. […]
Translocalization in digital writing, orders of literacy, and schooled literacy
Author(s): Dimitrios Koutsogiannis Year of publication: 2015 Keywords: ICT in pedagogy, Literacy practices, Historical context, Socio-cultural reality, Concentric circles Methodology/Sample: Quantitative and qualitative/4174 students Reference: Koutsogiannis, D. (2015). Translocalization in digital writing, orders of literacy, and schooled literacy. In S. Bulfin, N.F. Johnson, C. Bigum (Eds.), Critical perspectives on technology and education (pp. 183-201). Palgrave […]
Networked technologies as emotional resources? Exploring emerging emotional cultures on social network sites such as Facebook and Hi5: a trans-cultural study
Author(s): Margarita M. Köhl, Gerit Götzenbrucker Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Social network sites (SNS), Emotional culture, Transcultural study, User experience, Lifelogging Methodology/Sample: Qualitative/interviews (n = 25), online survey (n = 757) Reference: Köhl, M. M., & Götzenbrucker, G. (2014). Networked technologies as emotional resources? Exploring emerging emotional cultures on social network sites such as […]
Cultures of the Internet: Identity, community and mental health
Author(s): Laurence J. Kirmayer, Eugene Raikhel, Sadeq Rahimi Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Internet, Social networking, Identity, Community, Political action Methodology/Sample: Literature review/_ Reference: Kirmayer, L. J., Raikhel, E., & Rahimi, S. (2013). Cultures of the Internet: Identity, community and mental health. Transcultural psychiatry, 50(2), 165-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461513490626 Abstract The Internet and World Wide Web have […]
The Internet as a facilitator of cultural hybridization and interpersonal relationship management for Asian international students in South Korea
Author(s): Kyung-Hee Kim, Haejin Yun, Youngmin Yoon Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Internet-mediated communication, Cultural hybridization, Asian international students, South Korea, Social networks Methodology/Sample: Interview/24 students Reference: Kim, K. H., Yun, H., & Yoon, Y. (2009). The Internet as a facilitator of cultural hybridization and interpersonal relationship management for Asian international students in South Korea. […]
Transcultural digital literacies: Cross‐border connections and self‐representations in an online forum
Author(s): Grace M. Kim Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Multicultural learning, Transcultural digital literacies, Online discussion forum, Self-representations, Multimodal texts Methodology/Sample: Virtual ethnography/1 website Reference: Kim, G. M. (2016). Transcultural digital literacies: Cross‐border connections and self‐representations in an online forum. Reading Research Quarterly, 51(2), 199-219. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.131 Abstract Research on multicultural learning has focused on formal […]
Cultural production in transnational culture: An analysis of cultural creators in the Korean wave
Author(s): Dal Y. Jin Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Cultural production, Korean Wave (Hallyu), Cultural creators, Transnational culture, Global cultural economy Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Jin Dal Yong (2021). Cultural Production in Transnational Culture: An Analysis of Cultural Creators in the Korean Wave. International Journal of Communication, 15, 1810-1835. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/16369/3414 Abstract By employing cultural production approaches […]
Conspiracies, ideological entrepreneurs, and digital popular culture
Author(s): Aaron Hyzen, Hilde Van den Bulck Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Conspiracism, Ideological entrepreneurs, Digital media affordances, Popular culture, Conspiracy theories, Mainstreaming, Fandom, Audience diversity, Alex Jones, QAnon Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Hyzen, A., & Van den Bulck, H. (2021). Conspiracies, ideological entrepreneurs, and digital popular culture. Media and Communication, 9(3), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i3.4092 Abstract This […]
Imagined readers and hospitable texts: Global youths connect online
Author(s): Glynda Hull, Amy Stornaiuolo, Laura Sterponi Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: New textuality, Digital age, Adolescents, Projected readers, Authorship, Interpretive diversity, Reflexivity, Ethics of literacy Methodology/Sample: Design research/35 students Reference: Hull, G. A., Stornaiuolo, A., & Sterponi, L. (2013). Imagined readers and hospitable texts: Global youth connect online. In Theoretical models and processes of […]
Branding a symbol: Context and meaning across cultures
Author(s): Leo F. Hoye, Ruth Kaiser Year of publication: 2007 Keywords: Visual phenomena, Imagery, Visual studies, Design, Symbol as image, Linguistic pragmatics, Meaning transmission, Graphic design Methodology/Sample: Case study/_ Reference: Hoye, L. F., & Kaiser, R. (2007). Branding a symbol: context and meaning across cultures. Intercultural Pragmatics, 4(1), 51–69. https://doi.org/10.1515/IP.2007.003 Abstract The advent of cybernetic […]
Introduction: Media events in globalized media cultures
Author(s): Andreas Hepp, Nick Couldry Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Media events, Exceptional communication, Pseudo events, Global media culture, Power processes, Interdisciplinary media studies, Broadcasting history, Public spectacle, Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz, Contemporary media theory Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Hepp, A., & Couldry, N. (2009). Introduction: Media events in globalized media cultures. In N. Couldry, […]
Transculturality as a perspective: Researching media cultures comparatively
Author(s): Andreas Hepp Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Media cultures, Deterritorialization, Comparative media research, Cultural construction, Globalization, National-territorial frame, Translocal phenomena, Media globalization Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Hepp, A. (2009). Transculturality as a Perspective: Researching Media Cultures Comparatively. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-10.1.1221 Abstract Most of the research on media cultures operates […]
Re-orienting global digital cultures
Author(s): Gerard Goggin Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Asian media theories, Digital cultures, Constructivist media logics, De-Westernization, Decolonization, Internationalizing media studies, Global communication, Cultural frameworks, Online social networking Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Goggin, G. (2016). Re-orienting global digital cultures. In S.S. Lim & C. Soriano (Eds.), Asian Perspectives on Digital Culture (pp. 191-198). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315731650-17/re-orienting-global-digital-cultures-gerard-goggin Abstract […]
When inclusion excludes: a counter narrative of open online education
Author(s): Mariana Funes, Jenny Mackness Year of publication: 2018 Keywords: Open education, Inclusion, Exclusion, Social justice, Online communication Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/30 patterns Reference: Funes, M., & Mackness, J. (2018). When inclusion excludes: a counter narrative of open online education. Learning, Media and Technology, 43(2), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2018.1444638 Abstract Open education aspires to democratize education, promote inclusion […]
Transcultural risk communication on Dauphin Island: An analysis of ironically located responses to the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Author(s): Erin A. Frost Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Transcultural communication, Risk construction, Deepwater Horizon disaster, Local and international rhetorics, Ecological and economic risk Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/_ Reference: Frost, E. A. (2013). Transcultural risk communication on Dauphin Island: An analysis of ironically located responses to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Technical Communication Quarterly, 22(1), 50-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2013.726483 […]
Interpretative pros hen pluralism: From computer-mediated colonization to a pluralistic intercultural digital ethics
Author(s): Charles Ess Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Intercultural digital ethics (IDE), Ethical pluralism (EP), Computer-mediated colonization, Cultural differences, Phronesis Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Ess, C. M. (2020). Interpretative pros hen pluralism: from computer-mediated colonization to a pluralistic intercultural digital ethics. Philosophy & Technology, 33(4), 551-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-020-00412-9 Abstract Intercultural Digital Ethics (IDE) faces the central challenge […]
Identities, borders, change: A case study of (trans) cultural learning in mediated learning communities
Author(s): Sébastien Dubreil Year of publication: 2012 Keywords: Identity, Transcultural learning, Global citizenship, Cultural constructs, Online telecollaboration, Identity negotiation, Technology-mediated learning, Transnational education, Cultural introspection, Learning trajectory Methodology/Sample: Single case study/One student Reference: Dubreil, S. (2012). Identities, borders, change: A case study of (trans) cultural learning in mediated learning communities. International Journal of Virtual and […]
Theorizing celebrity cultures: Thickenings of media cultures and the role of cultural (working) memory
Author(s): Olivier Driessens Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Celebrity culture, Definition, Space, Memory, Flanders Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Driessens, O. (2014). Theorizing celebrity cultures: Thickenings of media cultures and the role of cultural (working) memory. Communications, 39(2), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0008 Abstract The concept of celebrity culture remains remarkably undertheorized in the literature, and it is precisely this […]
Media cultures across distance: The transnational and transcultural of media communication
Author(s): Nick Couldry, Andreas Hepp Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Media cultures, Transcultural, Diasporic communities, Digital media, Political activity Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Couldry, N., & Hepp, A. (2019). Media cultures across distance: The transnational and transcultural of media communication 1. In O. Oleinikova & J. Bayeh (Eds.), Democracy, Diaspora, Territory (pp. 71-88). Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9780429298707-5 Abstract […]
‘The life of a new generation’: Content, values and mainstream media perception of transcultural ethnic media – An Austrian case
Author(s): Cornelia Brantner, Petra Herczeg Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Transcultural ethnic media, Immigration, Minority issues, Mainstream media perception, Social capital Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/6 magazine issues Reference: Brantner, C., & Herczeg, P. (2013). ‘The life of a new generation’: Content, values and mainstream media perception of transcultural ethnic media – an Austrian case. Communications – […]
Digging into YouTube videos: Using media literacy and participatory culture to promote cross-cultural understanding
Author(s): Kristen Bloom, Kelly M. Johnston Year of publication: 2010 Keywords: Cross-cultural understanding, Media literacy, YouTube, Participatory culture, Digital exchanges Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Bloom, K., & Johnston, K. M. (2010). Digging into YouTube videos: Using media literacy and participatory culture to promote cross-cultural understanding. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2(2). 3. https://doi.org/10.23860/jmle-2-2-3 Abstract It has […]
Language, culture, and identity in online fanfiction
Author(s): Rebecca W. Black Year of publication: 2006 Keywords: English language learner (ELL), Identity, Fan culture, Literacy, Online interaction Methodology/Sample: Case Study/1 ELL Reference: Black, R. W. (2006). Language, culture, and identity in online fanfiction. E-Learning and Digital Media, 3(2), 170–184. https://doi.org/10.2304/elea.2006.3.2.170 Abstract This article draws on constructs in second-language acquisition, literacy, cultural, and media […]