Hindu Nationalism Online
Twitter as Discourse and Interface
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4314166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiran Vinod Bhatia (0000-0002-6205-7104, Tulane University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 739 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13080739 |
| OpenAlex | W4292058681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 24 |
In this article, I use Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA) to examine the productive associations between Twitter as a technological artifact and the quotidian discourse on Hindu nationalism online. The analysis explores the interplay between (1) Twitter as a technical artifact-examining the interface for its affordances and protocols; (2) Twitter as practice-unpacking the quotidian discourse conventions and strategies used to articulate Hindu nationalism; and (3) Twitter as ideology-examining how Hindutva ideology co-opts the platform's affordances to promote anti-minority discrimination. My analysis highlights how the online discourse of Hindu nationalism is a constitutive force informing discussions and decisions concerning several vital issues related to governance, policies, citizenship, COVID-19, and other topics. The discourse of Hindu nationalism online has the potential to percolate into the lived realities of people and has material implications for the workings of the state
Affordance · Citizenship · Discourse analysis · Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Hindutva · Ideology · Linguistics · Media studies · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |