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Sick kids versus whom? Childhood disability and charitable campaigns on Instagram 生病的孩子对谁?儿童残疾和Instagram上的慈善活动

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231211310

Daniela Zuzunaga Zegarra, Thomas Abrams

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Who cares about digital disconnection? Exploring commodified digital disconnection discourse through a relational lens 谁会关心数字断网?从关系视角探索商品化的数字脱节话语

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231206504

Sara Van Bruyssel, Ralf De Wolf, Mariek Vanden Abeele

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Your money or your data: Avatar embodiment options in the identity economy 你的钱还是你的数据:身份经济中的化身选择

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231200187

Andrea Stevenson Won, Donna Z Davis

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Invisible, aesthetic, and enrolled listeners across storytelling modalities: Immersive preference as situated player type 看不见的、审美的和注册的听众通过讲故事的方式:沉浸式偏好作为定位的玩家类型

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-21 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231206505

Judith Pintar

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Infinite media: The contemporary infinite paradigm in media 无限媒体:当代媒体的无限范式

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231208135

Guillermo Echauri

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Catering to the impatient digital listener: Accelerated composition patterns in popular music, 1986–2020 迎合不耐烦的数字听众:流行音乐中的加速作曲模式，1986-2020

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231208918

Christoph Klimmt, Mareike Sperzel, Jasmin Straßburger, Viviane Winkler, Yannick Schneeweiß, Hubert Léveillé Gauvin

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The narrativization of ludic elements in videogame fanfiction 电子游戏同人小说中搞笑元素的叙述

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231208925

Yuhua Hanna Wu, Paul Martin

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Book Review: To Know is to Compare: Studying Social Media across Nations, Media and Platform 书评:了解就是比较:跨国家、媒体和平台的社交媒体研究

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Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.1177/13548565231208150

Blake Hallinan

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‘Every adventure begins with a cup of coffee’: Black rifle coffee company, reactionary fandom, and the tactical body “每一次冒险都是从一杯咖啡开始的”:黑步枪咖啡公司、反动的粉丝圈和战术体