Racism, social media, and the coronial jurisdiction

An analysis of user interactions on Facebook

Bibliographic Data

ID11268718
AuthorsLindsay McCabe (0000-0002-0479-4739, The University of Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume48
Issue5
Pages992-1007
Publication date2026-04-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01634437261435917
OpenAlexW7151254732
LanguageEN
References cited31

This article discusses the unanticipated, but not unexpected, prevalence of racism in response to a post made on Facebook seeking participants for a study about the coronial jurisdiction. A critical understanding of the coronial jurisdiction is presented here, with a focus on the racism encountered online when seeking participants for the study. Facebook was used as a primary data source and recruitment tool due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. A microcosm emerged in response to the Facebook post, unintentionally providing a space for white Australia to interrogate and assert who belongs and who does not, and revealing tropes of criminalisation and white supremacy

Anonymity · Focus (optics) · Focus group · Jurisdiction · Pandemic · Racism · Social media · Space (punctuation) · White (mutation) · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Social Media in Health Education

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