Online gathering in times of physical (im)mobility: Facebook practices of Malagasy mothers in France

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI:10.1177/13678779231183005

F. Andrianimanana

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Based on a thematic content analysis of 813 in-group posts, the study presented in this article aimed to analyse first the implications of (social) immobility and lockdowns for vulnerable communities such as immigrants and mothers among them due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and then how Facebook groups helped these communities to cope with such challenges. The analysis was conducted within Le Groupe des Mamans Gasy de France – a Facebook group restricted to France-based Malagasy mothers. It revealed that the group was used as a safe space of benevolence amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a space for self-acceptance and empowerment, and a space for Malagasy cultural and identity anchoring. These findings align with Leah Williams Veazey's ‘migrant maternal imaginaries’ and Laura Candidatu's ‘diasporic mothering’ conceptual frameworks.

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身体（im）流动时代的在线聚会：法国马达加斯加母亲的Facebook实践

本文中的研究基于对813条群内帖子的主题内容分析，旨在首先分析新冠肺炎大流行导致的（社会）不流动和封锁对移民和母亲等弱势社区的影响，然后分析Facebook群组如何帮助这些社区应对这些挑战。这项分析是在法国母亲协会（Le Groupe des Mamans Gasy de France）内进行的，该协会是一个仅限法国马达加斯加母亲参加的Facebook群组。报告显示，在新冠肺炎大流行期间，该团体被用作一个安全的慈善空间，一个自我接受和赋权的空间，以及一个马达加斯加文化和身份锚定的空间。这些发现与Leah Williams Veazey的“移民母亲想象”和Laura Candidatu的“流散母亲”概念框架一致。

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International Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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4.20

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9.50%

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