Olga Guedes Bailey
Biographic Data
| ID | 231891 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Guedes Bailey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga Guedes |
| FAMILY NAME | Bailey |
| SIGNATURE | BAILEY O G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nottingham Trent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Mexican European diaspora: Class, Race and Distinctions on Social Networking Sites
This article presents original user-based research concerning a Mexican European Diaspora’s use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) for making racial and classed distinctions through the course of sharing and viewing content on their networked profiles. Bourdieu’s theoretical framework is used to address the ways in which SNSs usage fosters social capital, exclusion and displays of prejudice and discrimination. We also found useful the analysis of …
Privileged Mexican migrants in Europe: Distinctions and cosmopolitanism on social networking sites
This article examines the ways in which classed distinctions are related to the construction of increasingly cosmopolitan identities on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) amongst Mexican migrants from relatively privileged backgrounds living in Europe. It centres on how user demographics shape many of the concerns and outcomes pertaining to the use of SNSs. It considers the implications of the fact that SNSs are predominantly used by a demographic co…
Migrant African women: Tales of Agency and Belonging
This paper explores issues of belonging and agency among asylum seekers and refugee women of African origin in the UK. It discusses the ways these women engendered resistance in their everyday life to destitution, lack of cultural recognition, and gender inequality through the foundation of their own non-governmental organization, African Women's Empowerment Forum, AWEF, a collective 'home' space. The focus of this account is on migrant women's a…
Digital culture in Brazil: Building peeracy
The analysis of emerging digital culture in Brazil demands an understanding of certain aspects of Brazilian life. This article examines the relationship between Brazilian socio-economic and cultural factors, and digital development. Having initially outlined inequalities in media and digital provision, the article proceeds to examine Brazilian policy on the creation of an information society through digital inclusion programs and the provision of…
Transnational Lives and the Media
This collection offers a comprehensive account of the relation between diaspora and media cultures. It analyses the politics of transnational communication, the consumption of media by diasporic commu
Understanding Alternative Media
What are alternative media? What roles do alternative media play in pluralistic, democratic societies? What are the similarities and differences between alternative media, community media, civil society media and rhizomatic media? How do alternative media work in practice? This clear and concise text offers a one-stop guide through the complex political, social and economic debates that surround alternative media and provides a fresh and insightf…
Migrant African women: Tales of Agency and Belonging
This paper explores issues of belonging and agency among asylum seekers and refugee women of African origin in the UK. It discusses the ways these women engendered resistance in their everyday life to destitution, lack of cultural recognition, and gender inequality through the foundation of their own non-governmental organization, African Women's Empowerment Forum, AWEF, a collective 'home' space. The focus of this account is on migrant women's a…
Privileged Mexican migrants in Europe: Distinctions and cosmopolitanism on social networking sites
This article examines the ways in which classed distinctions are related to the construction of increasingly cosmopolitan identities on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) amongst Mexican migrants from relatively privileged backgrounds living in Europe. It centres on how user demographics shape many of the concerns and outcomes pertaining to the use of SNSs. It considers the implications of the fact that SNSs are predominantly used by a demographic co…
Transnational Lives and the Media
This collection offers a comprehensive account of the relation between diaspora and media cultures. It analyses the politics of transnational communication, the consumption of media by diasporic commu
Understanding Alternative Media
What are alternative media? What roles do alternative media play in pluralistic, democratic societies? What are the similarities and differences between alternative media, community media, civil society media and rhizomatic media? How do alternative media work in practice? This clear and concise text offers a one-stop guide through the complex political, social and economic debates that surround alternative media and provides a fresh and insightf…
Digital culture in Brazil: Building peeracy
The analysis of emerging digital culture in Brazil demands an understanding of certain aspects of Brazilian life. This article examines the relationship between Brazilian socio-economic and cultural factors, and digital development. Having initially outlined inequalities in media and digital provision, the article proceeds to examine Brazilian policy on the creation of an information society through digital inclusion programs and the provision of…
Migrant African women: Tales of Agency and Belonging
This paper explores issues of belonging and agency among asylum seekers and refugee women of African origin in the UK. It discusses the ways these women engendered resistance in their everyday life to destitution, lack of cultural recognition, and gender inequality through the foundation of their own non-governmental organization, African Women's Empowerment Forum, AWEF, a collective 'home' space. The focus of this account is on migrant women's a…
Privileged Mexican migrants in Europe: Distinctions and cosmopolitanism on social networking sites
This article examines the ways in which classed distinctions are related to the construction of increasingly cosmopolitan identities on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) amongst Mexican migrants from relatively privileged backgrounds living in Europe. It centres on how user demographics shape many of the concerns and outcomes pertaining to the use of SNSs. It considers the implications of the fact that SNSs are predominantly used by a demographic co…
The Mexican European diaspora: Class, Race and Distinctions on Social Networking Sites
This article presents original user-based research concerning a Mexican European Diaspora’s use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) for making racial and classed distinctions through the course of sharing and viewing content on their networked profiles. Bourdieu’s theoretical framework is used to address the ways in which SNSs usage fosters social capital, exclusion and displays of prejudice and discrimination. We also found useful the analysis of …
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works)