Screen LibraryVirtual 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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| Published: |
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"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 i |
| Carrier Form: | x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781476674704 1476674701 |
| Index Number: | GN380 |
| CLC: | G05 |
| Call Number: | G05/D583 |