Chloe Killen, Phillip McIntyre, Bernadette Drabsch, Andrea Cassin, Anita Chalmers, Alex Callen, Luke Foster, Lucinda Ransom, Aaron Mulcahy, Barry Williams, Kevin Duncan, Edwina Richards & Kevina-Jo Smith– University of Newcastlechloe.killen@newcastle.edu.au Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.2, ANZCA Special Issue (2022): pp.6 – 21 Abstract In this paper we argue that the making of …
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Vol 9.1 Visuality: Truth and Politics
Editorial: The Visual, The True & The Political PDFSophie Freeman, Geoff Hondroudakis, Maria Kamal, Brian McKitrick Lasers, Mantraps And Alligators: Visualising Physical Security In Data Centre Tour Videos Samuel Kininmonth Chinese Video Creator identities – a cross-platform social media perspective Ziying Meng & Bjørn Nansen Crowdsourcing Women’s Experiences of Space: Empowerment, (In)Visibility, and Exclusions – A Critical …
Have Faith and Question Everything: Understanding QAnon’s Allure
Luke Munn luke.munn@gmail.com Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.1, Visuality: Truth and Politics (2022): pp.80 – 97 Abstract QAnon is an influential conspiracy theory centering on a nefarious “deep state” network. The core of the movement is Q, an unknown individual claiming to have classified access. This article examines one year of Q’s posts. These …
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Mediating the Social: The Excesses o f Racial Representation within (Trans)formative Digital Space
Dorothy R. Santos – University of California, Santa Cruz drsantos@ucsc.edu Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.1, Visuality: Truth and Politics (2022): pp.73 – 79 Abstract In this essay, I explore what Gray (2015) calls “the excesses of representation” that reproduce race and gender across proliferating digital platforms. I traverse the digital in tracking and tracing …
On the Road: Emergent Spatiality in #Vanlife
Lawrence May – University of Auckland l.may@auckland.ac.nz Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.1, Visuality: Truth and Politics (2022): pp.56 – 72 Abstract ‘Vanlife’ is a term utilised on social media sites, including YouTube, to denote images and videos that represent a lifestyle centred around long-distance travel using converted vans. The Vanlife phenomenon demonstrates the potential …
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