Virtual tribe : indigenous identity in social media /

"In the post-colonial era, tribal peoples are particularly vulnerable to new technologies and industrialization, which threaten their cultures, homelands and ways of living. However, there is a surprising exception to this trend in the form of social media. This book explores how tribal and ind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dinero, Steven C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Temas:
Internet and Indigenous peoples.
Social media.
Indigenous peoples > Communication.
Indigenous peoples > Ethnic identity.
Communication and culture.
Social Media
Internet et autochtones.
Médias sociaux.
Autochtones > Identité ethnique.
Communication et culture.
social media.
Internet and indigenous peoples.
Culture and globalization.
Indigenous peoples > Social conditions.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In the post-colonial era, tribal peoples are particularly vulnerable to new technologies and industrialization, which threaten their cultures, homelands and ways of living. However, there is a surprising exception to this trend in the form of social media. This book explores how tribal and indigenous peoples across the globe are using social media such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in fresh and inventive ways unique to their values and lifestyles. These platforms help tribal peoples to communicate across boundaries and barriers as never before, and are helping to strengthen communal identity and development in the global age"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 174 pages ): illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476636801
147663680X

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