Historical figures on Instagram

A typology of themes and modes of representation

Bibliographic Data

ID6443378
AuthorsMaria Schreiber (0000-0002-4831-6093, University of Salzburg, corresponding author), Christian Schwarzenegger (0000-0003-1118-9948, University of Bremen), Christine Lohmeier (0000-0003-3025-7678, University of Salzburg)
Year2024
Volume27
Issue8
Pages4667-4690
Publication date2024-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448241237496
OpenAlexW4393333992
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

Following the notion that a greater variety of actors can engage in practices of memory work, the aim of our study is to understand how the polyphony of memory evolves in social media networks. We thus conducted an explorative study of accounts for historical figures on Instagram. The accounts were analysed regarding their thematic accentuations, the kind of material employed and presented, the level of professionalism and the social media authenticity they exuded. The result of the study is a typology of accounts for historical personalities on Instagram. We can distinguish between the following six types: virtual exhibition, social media autobiography, artist’s portfolio, inspirational quotes, iconic figure and meme

Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Digital Games and Media · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Philosophy

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access