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Entanglements of Identity and Resilience in the Camp Fire's Network of Disaster-Specific Facebook Groups
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Abstract The Camp Fire in California (November 2018) was one of the most destructive wildfires in recorded history. Dozens of Facebook groups emerged to help people impacted by the Camp Fire. Its variety and prevalence throughout recovery make this network of disaster-specific, recovery-oriented social media... view more
The Camp Fire in California (November 2018) was one of the most destructive wildfires in recorded history. Dozens of Facebook groups emerged to help people impacted by the Camp Fire. Its variety and prevalence throughout recovery make this network of disaster-specific, recovery-oriented social media groups a distinct context for inquiry. Reflexive thematic analysis was performed on 25 interviews with group administrators and publicly available descriptive data from 92 Facebook groups to characterize the composition of the network and explore identity in the groups. Group members’ identities fell into two categories - helpers and survivors - while the groups consisted of six identities: general, specialized, survivor-only, pet-related, location-specific, and adoptive. Administrators established group identity around purpose, through membership criteria, and in similarity and opposition to other Camp Fire Facebook groups. The findings contribute to social identity theory and the communication theory of resilience at the intersection of resilience labor, identity anchors, and communication networks.... view less
Keywords
facebook; social media; social network; United States of America; pressure group; natural disaster; resilience
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Facebook groups; disaster recovery; resilience; social identity; social media; social networks
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 5-17
Journal
Media and Communication, 10 (2022) 2
Issue topic
Networks and Organizing Processes in Online Social Media
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed