Abstract
As people increasingly spend more time online, social media have become one of the most important means of communication in contemporary society. Social media have transformed the ways people communicate, have created communities beyond traditional social networks, and have posed new challenges about the limits of understanding and the spread of disinformation. Social media have also become important platforms for communicating about the past. Heated debates about disputed memories ignite on Twitter; gamers live stream and discuss historical video games on Twitch; tourists review heritage sites and museums on TripAdvisor; students and pupils learn for exams by watching YouTube clips;...
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Analysing Historical Narratives |
Subtitle of host publication | On Academic, Popular and Educational Framings of the Past |
Editors | S. Berger, N. Brauch, C. Lorenz |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 191-208 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800730472 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781800730465 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 May 2021 |
Research programs
- ESHCC HIS