Presidential Address for the ismrc Virtual Conference 2021
Why Structures (Still) Matter in the Age of Hybrid Media: The Case of Digital Religion
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In this presidential address to the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ismrc) I argue for the relevance of studying digital religion as a public phenomenon in one particular context: within the structures of hybrid media. While hybrid as a concept has achieved, in recent years, considerable interest in media and communication studies, it has also been addressed in the study of digital religion. Here, I wish to provide a structure-oriented approach to such hybrid media and argue how this approach could provide a valuable contribution to the study of digital religion in the future.
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Presidential Address for the ismrc Virtual Conference 2021
Why Structures (Still) Matter in the Age of Hybrid Media: The Case of Digital Religion
In: Journal of Religion, Media and Digital CultureSearch for other papers by Johanna Sumiala in
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Abstract
In this presidential address to the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ismrc) I argue for the relevance of studying digital religion as a public phenomenon in one particular context: within the structures of hybrid media. While hybrid as a concept has achieved, in recent years, considerable interest in media and communication studies, it has also been addressed in the study of digital religion. Here, I wish to provide a structure-oriented approach to such hybrid media and argue how this approach could provide a valuable contribution to the study of digital religion in the future.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 319 | 171 | 23 |
| Full Text Views | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 47 | 13 | 1 |