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The authors examine the production of meaning by teenage girls when appropriating the content of a Netflix online series, 13 Reasons Why, that depicts a suicide by a young woman. The media's widespread concern about the potential negative effects of the series has given rise to a climate of fear. Through a thematic analysis of the comments published by teenage girls on the Facebook page of the series, the authors seek to answer questions related to three dimensions of reception: the context of viewing, the appropriation of the content, and the context of moral panic.
Keywords: 13 Reasons Why (série télévisée), adolescence, études sur les filles, média pour la jeunesse, suicide
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Keywords: Médias sociaux, dotation, vie privée, consentement
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This article aims to understand how the use of digital technology and of social media can constitute a new communication tool for heritage site managers and tourism stakeholders. We examined the strategies of tourism actors and professionals, and questioned their uses, practices, and the way they envision the relations to be established with “tourists-consumers.” How can the role of the tourist in the tourist experience be reconsidered through social networks? During this exploratory and qualitative research conducted with stakeholders in the city of Naples, through semi-directive interviews and the analysis of reviews posted on the Internet by visitors to these three sites, three main elements appeared: the diversity of postures and uses, the emergence of discursive marketing enabling stakeholders to refine or even co-construct the proposed offer, and the new role attributed to tourists beyond the usual dyadic relationship tourist actor/visitor.
Keywords: tourism, social media, alternative tourism, social network analysis, tourism experience, co-creation., tourisme, réseaux sociaux, tourisme alternatif, expérience touristique, analyse des réseaux sociaux, co-création.
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For five years, as part of my doctoral research in Religious Studies, I conducted an ethnographic study in Québec on Druidry, a transnational Contemporary Pagan tradition considered by its practitioners to be the reconstruction and reinvention of the pre-Christian religious system of the Celtic peoples. Using the principles of the grounded theory approach, I documented and analyzed what I call the making of the Neo-Druidic tradition in Québec, namely, the process through which Québec Neo-Druids are bringing Ancient druidism back to life in their space-time. The objective of this article is to present this doctoral research, particularly in its ethnographic dimension.
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This article explores the characteristics of citizen e-participation in Tunisian local communities. Since the adoption of the Electoral Code in 2018, governments have launched numerous electronic initiatives, particularly on social media platforms. Our multi-site case study, carried out in three areas of investigation (five Tunisian local communities, four citizen associations working in the municipal field and three central government institutions), demonstrates that the design of citizen e-participation initiatives must consider six key dimensions. These include digital tools, domains, users, activities of users, levels, and contextual factors impacting citizen e-participation.
Keywords: transformation numérique, participation citoyenne électronique, collectivités locales tunisiennes, étude de cas multisites, Digital transformation, citizen e-participation, Tunisian local communities, multi-site case study
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This article provides an analysis of the educational use of Facebook as a remote collaborative learning platform in higher education, especially at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Mahdia (Tunisia). The aim of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative work through an activity involving computer science students in a collective process of knowledge construction. Because of the social interactions that accompany this process, the privileged model of learning during this activity was the social learning. As part of this study, we try to determine how the use of Facebook as a tool for sharing, communication and networking exchanges can promote the effectiveness of collaborative learning. Our analysis of data from traces of activities on the Facebook group's wall and the contents of the semi-structured interviews conducted with students enabled us to answer our initial question. Indeed, the results show that the use o f Facebook as an online collaborative learning platform actually promotes the co-production skills and knowledge expected from students. Regarding students' interactions, there is a good quality of communication. Thus, we concluded that the use of Facebook is effective for the establishment of a remote collaborative learning activity, but there are some preconditions to be met such as implementing a true accompanying scenario throughout the activity.
Keywords: Facebook, apprentissage social, interactions, apprentissage collaboratif, travail collaboratif, Facebook, social learning, interactions, collaborative learning, collaborative work
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If the smartphone typifies the post-photographic interface, then the data center epitomizes post-photographic infrastructure. Through critical engagement with cloud computing and its ecological impact on natural environments, this article problematizes the metaphorical conception of ecology in media studies, and argues for a materialist approach to post-photography that takes account of the natural resources and material infrastructures enabling contemporary image practices.
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Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate are becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and engage in professional interaction. This study investigates the nature of the use and the perceived utility of the sites for academics. The study employs the Uses and Gratifications theory to analyze the use of ASNS. A questionnaire was sent to all faculty members at three academic institutions. The findings indicate that researchers use ASNS mainly for consumption of information, slightly less for sharing of information, and very scantily for interaction with others. As for the gratifications that motivate users to visit ASNS, four main ones were found: self-promotion and ego-bolstering, acquisition of professional knowledge, belonging to a peer community, and interaction with peers.
Keywords: academic social-networking sites, users' motivation, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, uses and gratifications