Tactical agency? Young people’s (dis)engagement with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
| Autor: | Justine Gangneux |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Empirical data
business.industry Communication 05 social sciences Internet privacy 050801 communication & media studies Resistance (psychoanalysis) 0508 media and communications Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 050903 gender studies Agency (sociology) Sociology 0509 other social sciences business |
| ISSN: | 1354-8565 |
| Popis: | Drawing on empirical data, this article examines the ways in which young people negotiated messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp in their everyday lives, focusing in particular on the read-receipt feature embedded in the applications. While it is important to continue exposing and critically examining the power structures and socio-technological relations in which young people’s everyday engagement with social media platforms and messaging applications are entangled, the article argues that it is also crucial not to overlook the possibilities and forms of agency that can exist in this complex environment. Combining insights from Foucault and de Certeau, the article seeks to shed new light on the ways in which tactical agency can be enacted and cultivated by young people. This article contributes to current debates about agency, resistance and power in contemporary digital society as well as makes recommendations to foster more responsive digital literacies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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