Cultural Identity Preservation Through Social Media: Refugees and Community

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Author(s): Nurhayat Bilge (Florida International University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 17
Source title: Reconceptualizing New Media and Intercultural Communication in a Networked Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nurhayat Bilge (Florida International University, USA)and María Inés Marino (Florida International University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3784-7.ch001

Keywords: Digital Communications / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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This chapter explores cultural identity negotiation on social media for a specific refugee group. Previous research indicates the importance of a sense of community and cultural preservation in regards to establishing and maintaining a cultural identity for this specific group. The group, Meskhetian Turks, is an example of ethnic identity and an established ethnicity through shared history and struggle. This chapter focuses on the virtual implications of the group's identity in social media. More specifically, it explores how social media platforms serve as a cultural unifier, where cultural identity is maintained and perpetuated in the face of an unattainable physical homeland.

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