Stories of Afghanistan Beyond the War: Visual Mobile Communication Via @everydayafg on Instagram
Admilson Veloso da Silva,
Aizhamal Muratalieva
Abstract:Afghanistan has been depicted in traditional Western media as a violent place due to wars and conflicts, but visual mobile social media, such as Instagram, may contribute to changing its depiction by diversifying the content and narratives. Hence, this paper analyses how Afghanistan is presented by collective photographers on @everydayafg, based on three aspects: what/who is visually depicted, what actions/issues are discussed, and what associations are made in the posts. Applying netnography and content analy… Show more
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