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The advent of the coronavirus pandemic led to the slowdown in, and even an interruption of religious activities. The Catholic Church in Cameroon had to resort to Facebook, a social network, to offer the possibility of experiencing the celebrations of the mass to the faithful. Despite the lifting of restrictions and the reopening of sites of liturgical celebrations, the use of the digital social media has not diminished. The live broadcast of mass online remains significant within the Catholic Church. This article aims to analyze and report on the forms of relationship between connected digital practices and sacramental life. The digital transposition of actions that characterize the Catholic Christian liturgy tells us a great deal about the possible jeopardy of Mass ritual fidelity.
Keywords: pratiques numériques, digital practices, Facebook, Facebook, sacramental mutations, mutations sacramentelles, rituels, rituals, messe, mass
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The article focuses on the use of an Indigenous language on Facebook and WhatsApp by young Quechua- and Spanish-speaking bilingual Indigenous high school students. Based on empirical data from a study conducted between 2018 and 2020 and from a socio-ecological and epistemological perspective of language, it addresses the impact of social media networks as a new risk scenario for minority languages or as a potential for revalorization. Key aspects of the discussion include the plasticity of the Indigenous language's territory, the young bilingual students' perceptions and attitudes regarding this language and the introduction of the language into the digital ecosystem. Some of the main reasons limiting the use of the Indigenous language on social media include sociocultural stigma, youth's subjectivity regarding its use and usability, and the difficulty of writing the language itself on electronic devices.
Keywords: Quechua, langue autochtone, jeunesse, territoire, réseaux socionumériques, Quechua, Indigenous language, youth, territory, social media networks
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Since the colonial period, women in West Africa, including in Togo, are fighting for their rights and contributed to the emergence and consolidation of « a space dedicated to women's advocacy ». In an international context marked by the rise of digital technology and the growth of anti-gender movements, the authors explore, in this article, the current configuration of the Togolese space for women's advocacy and examines how young Togolese activists distinguish themselves from their predecessors in their activist. Although some now employ a more assertive feminist discourse and explore new strategies made possible by the Web, their activism remains in continuity with the less confrontational practices – focused on awareness-raising and negotiation – favored by previous generations.
Keywords: activisme numérique, droits des femmes, féministes d'Afrique, générations militantes, Togo
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The paper investigates the impact of virtual environmental characteristics such as collaboration, communication, and resource sharing on social media adoption by the academic community at the university level. Building on the social constructivist paradigm and technology acceptance model, we propose a conceptual model to assess social media adoption in academia by incorporating collaboration, communication, and resource sharing as predictors of social media adoption, whereas perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness act as mediators in this relationship. Structural equation modeling serves to estimate the proposed conceptual model on a sample of 661 respondents from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The findings suggest that an individual’s propensity toward social media features (i.e., collaboration, communication, and resource sharing) acts as a stimulus to their social media adoption. Moreover, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness mediate the relationship between these stimuli and their outcomes (i.e., social media adoption). The paper concludes with the discussion on the findings and recommendations for the academicians and the practitioners of social media in the higher education institutions.
Keywords: collaboration, communication, resource sharing, social media, academia