Debipreeta Rahut
Biographic Data
| ID | 1399874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debipreeta Rahut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debipreeta |
| FAMILY NAME | Rahut |
| SIGNATURE | RAHUT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowling Green State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2917-8609 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender “frames” in media
Covidsos
This study examines the role of TwitterFootnote1 (now X) in facilitating health support during India’s second wave of COVID-19. Drawing from the theoretical framework of social support in computer-mediated contexts, it employs a close reading of 1,478 downloaded tweets (now X posts) from March 2021 to December 2021, associated with the hashtag #COVIDSOS. In doing so, the study analyses the health support provided via computer-mediated communicati…
Uncovering Right-Wing Digital Enclaves and Reactionary Politics
In October 2021, an advertisement for a fairness cream by the Indian company Dabur ignited a fierce controversy, unveiling deeply ingrained ideologies of lesbophobia, misogyny, colorism, casteism, and Hindu victimhood. The ad, featuring a lesbian couple performing the Hindu ritual of Karwa Chauth after using the skin whitening cream, sparked criticism for its attempt to integrate same-sex couples into mainstream Hindu society through skin tone mo…
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Transnationalising Dadis as Feminist Political/Activist Subjects
This article examines Twitter publics to map how the ‘ dadis of Shaheen Bagh’ (grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) emerged as political subjects through transnational media space even though they themselves did not directly access social media. A team of feminist media researchers examine how social media networks were mobilised strategically to gain international visibility and traction. Through a feminist close reading of Twitter data and a select fe…
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Transnationalising Dadis as Feminist Political/Activist Subjects
This article examines Twitter publics to map how the ‘ dadis of Shaheen Bagh’ (grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) emerged as political subjects through transnational media space even though they themselves did not directly access social media. A team of feminist media researchers examine how social media networks were mobilised strategically to gain international visibility and traction. Through a feminist close reading of Twitter data and a select fe…
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Uncovering Right-Wing Digital Enclaves and Reactionary Politics
In October 2021, an advertisement for a fairness cream by the Indian company Dabur ignited a fierce controversy, unveiling deeply ingrained ideologies of lesbophobia, misogyny, colorism, casteism, and Hindu victimhood. The ad, featuring a lesbian couple performing the Hindu ritual of Karwa Chauth after using the skin whitening cream, sparked criticism for its attempt to integrate same-sex couples into mainstream Hindu society through skin tone mo…
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Gender “frames” in media
Covidsos
This study examines the role of TwitterFootnote1 (now X) in facilitating health support during India’s second wave of COVID-19. Drawing from the theoretical framework of social support in computer-mediated contexts, it employs a close reading of 1,478 downloaded tweets (now X posts) from March 2021 to December 2021, associated with the hashtag #COVIDSOS. In doing so, the study analyses the health support provided via computer-mediated communicati…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)