Excited to start Bluesky with the special issue I edited with Cigdem Bozdag @cogitatiomac.bsky.social! From political unfriending and teen digital detox to migrant boundary-making and state-enforced disconnection, we explore disconnectivity across fields, contexts & disciplines: bit.ly/4aVvNep 🔓 🧵 👇 - ThreadSky

qfzhu.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Excited to start Bluesky with the special issue I edited with Cigdem Bozdag @cogitatiomac.bsky.social! From political unfriending and teen digital detox to migrant boundary-making and state-enforced disconnection, we explore disconnectivity across fields, contexts & disciplines: https://bit.ly/4aVvNep 🔓
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qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

Featuring studies from various countries, this issue bridges political communication, media studies, migration studies & journalism to rethink disconnection beyond the individual level, highlighting its shaping by social, technological & political forces, indicative of systemic issues https://bit.ly/4aPqVI1

qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

Studying Flemish adolescents' use of disconnection eg tools screentime tracker, @lisemarienassen.bsky.social @kathrinkarsay.bsky.social @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social @laraschreurs.bsky.social find it shaped by lived experiences including developmental stages, gender roles & well-being https://bit.ly/3QiByt7

qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

@bingbingzhang.bsky.social and Heather Shoenberger focus on emotions in political unfriending. Through a survey in the US, they find that disconnection is an anger response to disagreement and an emotion regulation strategy to manage anxiety https://bit.ly/41508UF

qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

Felix-Christopher von Nostitz and colleagues examine avoiding political use of social media as a salient form of political disconnection after 2022 French election, highlighting the role of political interest, digital skills, platform affordances & culture in shaping disconnection https://bit.ly/42OXJPf

qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

@nik.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy offers a classification of social media features for interpersonal disconnection. He highlights that, while disconnection stems from social considerations, technical features embed values and assumptions into design, shaping behavioral outcomes https://bit.ly/3EJE7Ss

qfzhu.bsky.social•15 days ago

Veysel Bozan & @emilianotrere.com critique the booming digital disconnection industry, highlighting that disconnection discourse is rooted in material social structures: it frames disconnection as an obligation for labor quality and work efficiency, thereby reinforcing material power http://bit.ly/4hSPkhW

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