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Social Media and Otherness: The Case of #Islamterrorism on TikTok
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Abstract Social media and their participatory characteristics promote the construction of meanings that differ from those emitted by mainstream media outlets, becoming a tool that enables a reconfiguration of the dominant discourses. TikTok offers unique possibilities to confront the neoliberal imaginary and... mehr
Social media and their participatory characteristics promote the construction of meanings that differ from those emitted by mainstream media outlets, becoming a tool that enables a reconfiguration of the dominant discourses. TikTok offers unique possibilities to confront the neoliberal imaginary and open a space for debate, incorporating political viewpoints and establishing itself as a new communication scenario. Regarding news about jihadism, many researchers have observed that those who practice Islam are classified as a monolithic entity, and this entire religious group is generalized as a threat to modern societies. The main objective of our research is thus to know the discourses used on TikTok to respond to the binomial Islam = terrorism spread by mainstream media and the affordances of this platform used to challenge this misconception. Using the snowball method, a multimodal analysis was conducted by identifying TikTok videos with the hashtags #yihadista, #yihad, and #islamterrorismo (in its English and Spanish versions) to explore the uses of the TikTok platform. The resulting selection criteria included: (a) content related to mainstream media discourses on jihadism, (b) discussion of a topic related to Islam and terrorism, and (c) where the content creator declares him/herself to be a Muslim. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted to provide an enhanced understanding of how the media promote the need to generate a counter-narrative on TikTok. The results reveal that discourses from Muslims that combat Islam = terrorism discourses are constructed within the spiral of the dominant narrative, thus visualizing the negative discourses about Islam.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Medien; Soziale Medien; Islam; Religion; Terrorismus; Diskurs
Klassifikation
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
TikTok; prosumers
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 114-126
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 11 (2023) 2
Heftthema
Hate Speech, Demonization, Polarization, and Political Social Responsibility
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)