Natural disaster on Instagram

Examining representations of the 2018–2019 Tasmanian fires

Bibliographic Data

ID13136453
AuthorsGemma Blackwood (University of Tasmania, corresponding author), Anne Hardy (0000-0003-1461-2967, University of Tasmania), Bill Dodd (0000-0002-5980-4594, University of Tasmania), Can-Seng Ooi (0000-0002-0824-3766, University of Tasmania), Kathleen Williams (0000-0001-8530-5361, University of Tasmania)
Year2022
Volume4
Issue1
Pages100082-100082
Publication date2022-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-9579 • E-ISSN: 2666-9579
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.annale.2022.100082
OpenAlexW4310980424
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited30

This paper performs analysis of Instagram posts for the 2018–2019 Tasmanian wildfires to identify the key ways that locations were visually and textually represented. It identifies key themes and it looks at visual and photographic forms and genres typical of the survey. The findings add complexity to known ideas about mass media representations of natural disaster: whereas visual depictions of disaster are generally considered to represent trauma and suffering, Instagram representations may frame these events as more positive or aesthetically “beautiful”. Thus, the paper provides an important contribution to the literature on media and natural disaster, understanding ways that general users may be able to connect and alter existing media narratives, which offers insights for destination managers and tourist organisations

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