Joanna Kędra
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250440 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanna Kędra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kędra |
| SIGNATURE | KĘDRA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0980-2646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
WhatsApp iconology: Narratives on in-App Photographic Practices in (Transnational) Family Communication
Sharing photographs and photo-chatting are common practices in doing family at a distance. This study looks at the processes of the production and circulation of photographs within the family network, analysing participants’ narratives about their image-based communication in WhatsApp. The data was collected as an ethnographic enquiry into the digitally mediated (transnational) family communication of five Polish women and their children living i…
Virtual proximity and transnational familyhood: A case study of the digital communication practices of Poles living in Finland
The article presents a study of five Polish multicultural and multilingual families in Finland, and their engagement in digitally mediated family communication. Explored through an ethnographic inquiry into the in-app communication practices of Polish migrant mothers and children, the study contributes to the body of research at the intersection of new media and communication, transnational family and migration studies, and family multilingualism…
Connecting Polish families in Europe: Changing dynamics in language and communication practices
nonPeerReviewed
Performing transnational family with the affordances of mobile apps: A case study of Polish mothers living in Finland
Affordances provided by digital technologies and mobile apps (WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger) help in maintaining familyhood. These mobile apps enable the creation of in-app family groups. They also afford image sharing, which is used for phatic purposes. Digital connectivity provides the illusions of togetherness and belonging, and allows for performing family in a transnational context (emotional transnationalism). However, it also generates the fe…
Enhancing visual literacy through interpretation of photo-genres: Toward a genre typology of journalistic photographs
Although genre is one of the most extensively employed concepts in various disciplines, only a few attempts have been made to classify images in the press, providing either a palette of thematic categories similar to those of photography competitions or theory-based classifications, which often ignore certain types of photographs. In addition, no studies have suggested the genre typology as a tool for the interpretation of journalistic photograph…
Performing transnational family with the affordances of mobile apps: A case study of Polish mothers living in Finland
Affordances provided by digital technologies and mobile apps (WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger) help in maintaining familyhood. These mobile apps enable the creation of in-app family groups. They also afford image sharing, which is used for phatic purposes. Digital connectivity provides the illusions of togetherness and belonging, and allows for performing family in a transnational context (emotional transnationalism). However, it also generates the fe…
Virtual proximity and transnational familyhood: A case study of the digital communication practices of Poles living in Finland
The article presents a study of five Polish multicultural and multilingual families in Finland, and their engagement in digitally mediated family communication. Explored through an ethnographic inquiry into the in-app communication practices of Polish migrant mothers and children, the study contributes to the body of research at the intersection of new media and communication, transnational family and migration studies, and family multilingualism…
Connecting Polish families in Europe: Changing dynamics in language and communication practices
nonPeerReviewed
WhatsApp iconology: Narratives on in-App Photographic Practices in (Transnational) Family Communication
Sharing photographs and photo-chatting are common practices in doing family at a distance. This study looks at the processes of the production and circulation of photographs within the family network, analysing participants’ narratives about their image-based communication in WhatsApp. The data was collected as an ethnographic enquiry into the digitally mediated (transnational) family communication of five Polish women and their children living i…
Enhancing visual literacy through interpretation of photo-genres: Toward a genre typology of journalistic photographs
Although genre is one of the most extensively employed concepts in various disciplines, only a few attempts have been made to classify images in the press, providing either a palette of thematic categories similar to those of photography competitions or theory-based classifications, which often ignore certain types of photographs. In addition, no studies have suggested the genre typology as a tool for the interpretation of journalistic photograph…
Virtual proximity and transnational familyhood: A case study of the digital communication practices of Poles living in Finland
The article presents a study of five Polish multicultural and multilingual families in Finland, and their engagement in digitally mediated family communication. Explored through an ethnographic inquiry into the in-app communication practices of Polish migrant mothers and children, the study contributes to the body of research at the intersection of new media and communication, transnational family and migration studies, and family multilingualism…
Connecting Polish families in Europe: Changing dynamics in language and communication practices
nonPeerReviewed
Performing transnational family with the affordances of mobile apps: A case study of Polish mothers living in Finland
Affordances provided by digital technologies and mobile apps (WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger) help in maintaining familyhood. These mobile apps enable the creation of in-app family groups. They also afford image sharing, which is used for phatic purposes. Digital connectivity provides the illusions of togetherness and belonging, and allows for performing family in a transnational context (emotional transnationalism). However, it also generates the fe…
WhatsApp iconology: Narratives on in-App Photographic Practices in (Transnational) Family Communication
Sharing photographs and photo-chatting are common practices in doing family at a distance. This study looks at the processes of the production and circulation of photographs within the family network, analysing participants’ narratives about their image-based communication in WhatsApp. The data was collected as an ethnographic enquiry into the digitally mediated (transnational) family communication of five Polish women and their children living i…
Sociology (5 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Geography (2 works)