Regionally Alt-Right? #Wexit as a Digital Public Sphere
| Autor: | Javier Ruiz-Soler, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Communication. 47:173-196 |
| ISSN: | 1499-6642 0705-3657 |
| DOI: | 10.22230/cjc.2022v47n1a4121 |
| Popis: | Background: Wexit, a movement for the secession of the provinces in Western Canada, gained national attention and visibility in the federal elections of 2019, boosted by social media platforms. Analysis: This article explores #wexit interactions on Twitter as a Canadian digital issue public by analyzing the main actors spreading and controlling information and interactions to see if the public Wexit conversation on Twitter engages in alt-right discourse and rhetoric. Conclusion and implications: The analysis shows how #wexit, as a Canadian alternative to mainstream conservative movements, engages regional concerns and/or petrocultures about “Western culture.” |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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