By sharing our loss, we fight

Collective expressions of grief in the digital age

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11268357
AutoresValentina Proust (0000-0002-3648-4647, University of Pennsylvania, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume46
Fascículo2
Páginas393-403
Data de publicação2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01634437231207760
OpenAlexW4387972131
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas34

This essay explores the potential of digital mourning for activists and social movements, enabling them to navigate the injuries inflicted by hegemonic powers and harness these experiences as a meaningful force for social change. Through a literature review of scholarly works on mourning within digital platforms, the article identifies theories and characterizations that foster critical reflections on the significance of these online instances. Moreover, by presenting three examples of digital mourning activism (Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 protests, and the Arab Spring), the paper highlights the significance of digital platforms as spaces for collective mourning, shaping public opinion, building collective memory, and driving activism beyond the digital realm. Overall, this essay aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of digital mourning as an empowering tool for activism, shedding light on its role in facilitating meaning-making processes and fostering the potential for profound social change in the face of systemic challenges and injustices

Aesthetics · Collective identity · Collective memory · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Grief · Hegemony · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Realm · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics