Esperienze di emigrazioni. Gli Italiani a Shanghai

Moffa, Grazia; Marianna, Chirivì

doi:10.6093/2723-9608/7703

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“…With reference to our fieldwork, Shanghai is perceived by the migrants interviewed as a Megalopolis connoted by a liquid modernity (Bauman, 2000), in which they struggle to find a social and collective dimension typical of public places. According to what emerged from the analysis of the interviews, Shanghai is perceived as a ≪non-place≫ (Augé, 1992): ≪defined by stereotyped spaces, lacking relationships and frequented by groups of people in transit≫ (Moffa and Chirivì, 2021), who consequently live in a socially floating setting.…”

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“…Subsequently, all the respondents confirmed that they prefer WeChat for their inside and outside China communications. We observed that Italian immigrants use WeChat to actively engage in Shanghai's Italian community and maintain relationships with family in Italy and Italians around the world (Moffa and Chirivì, 2021;Moffa, 2022).…”

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Exploring the use of WeChat for qualitative social research: The case of Italian digital diaspora in Shanghai

Moffa

Gregorio²

2023

Front. Sociol.

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The widespread use of digital communication technologies has created new opportunities for social research. In this paper, we explore the limits and potentials of using messaging and social media apps as tools for qualitative research. Building upon our research on Italian migration to Shanghai, we discuss in detail the methodological choice of using WeChat for teamwork, remote sampling strategies, and conducting interviews. The paper highlights the benefits that researchers may have from employing the same technology that the studied community uses in their daily life as a research tool, and advocates for a flexible approach to research that adapts its tools and methods to the specific requirements and characteristics of the fieldwork. In our case, this strategy allowed us to emphasize that WeChat represents a digital migratory space which played a crucial role in understanding and making of the Italian digital diaspora in China.

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Section: Wechat In the Context Of The Italian Migration To Shanghaimentioning

confidence: 98%