[Air-L] Facebook and the construction of (migrants') identities

Wed Feb 5 06:27:53 PST 2014

Dear Johnny,

Kindly consider these publications (apologies for the self-promotion)

Hepp, A., Bozdag, C. & Suna, L. (2012). Mediatized migrants: Media cultures and 
 	communicative networking in the diaspora. In L. Fortunati, R. Pertierra & J. 
 	Vincent (Eds.), Migrations, diaspora, and information technology in global societies, (pp. 
 	172-188). London: Routledge.

Leurs, K. & Ponzanesi, S. (2013). Intersectionality, digital identities and
 	 migrant youths. In C. Carter, L. Steiner & L. McLaughlin (Eds.), Routledge 
 	companion to media and gender. London: Routledge.
Leurs, K. & Ponzanesi, S. (2013). Bits of homeland. In C. Ponte & M.
 	Georgiou (Eds.) Special issue on Media, technology and the migrant family. 
  	Observatorio (OBS*), 7 (1).
Leurs, K., Midden, E. & Ponzanesi, S. (2012). Digital multiculturalism in the
   	Netherlands: Religious, ethnic, and gender positioning by Moroccan-Dutch youth. 
 	Religion and Gender, 2 (1), 150-175.
Leurs, K. & Ponzanesi, S. (2011). Mediated crossroads: Youthful digital diasporas.
  	M/C Journal, 14(2), http://journal.media-culture.org.au/
Leurs, K. & Ponzanesi, S. (2011). Communicative spaces of their own. Migrant girls 
 	performing selves using Instant Messaging software. Feminist Review, 99, 55-78.

Mainsah, H. (2011). Transcending the national imaginery: Digital online media and 
 	the transnational networks of ethnic minority youth in norway. In E. Eide & 
 	K. Nikunen (Eds.), Media in motion: Cultural complexity and migration in the 
 	Nordic region, (pp. 201-219). Surrey: Ashgate. 
Mainsah, H. (2009). Ethnic minorities and digital technologies. New spaces for 
 	constructing identity. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Oslo University, 
  	Norway. 

Hope these are useful,

Best wishes,

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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 2:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [Air-L] Facebook and the construction of (migrants') identities

Dear Johann,
I investigated something similar in my PhD thesis. Unfortunately it is in
Italian but I published a part of it in this article:

"Media as home making tools: life story of a Filipino migrant in Milan",
Media, Culture & society, 33(6), 869-883.
Here the link to read it:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/79449459/Media-as-Home-Making-Tools-MC-S-2011

Best
tiziano

2014-02-05 Unger, Johann <j.unger at lancaster.ac.uk>:

> Meanwhile, I'm trying to finish my email! Apologies for the earlier,
> unfinished draft. Here's what I meant to write:
>
> Dear AOIR-ers,
>
> A PhD student in my department is currently trying to finish his thesis on
> migrants' use if Facebook, with a particular focus on how they construct
> their identities. If you know of any interesting work in this area, I'd be
> grateful of you could let me know either off-list or on. We'll collate any
> responses and circulate in due course.
>
> Many thanks,
> Johnny
>
> Dr J W Unger
> Lecturer and Academic Director of Summer Programmes
> Department of Linguistics and English Language
> Lancaster University
> LA1 4YL
>
> e-mail: j.unger at lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:j.unger at lancaster.ac.uk>
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