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“I feel like a peasant among goddesses”: Digital disconnection as affect and process among Norwegian youth
Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4568-5475
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2024 (English)In: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection / [ed] K. Albris, K. Fast, F. Karlsen, A. Kaun, S. Lomborg, & T. Syvertsen, Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2024, p. 257-274Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this chapter, I propose that the concept of affective dissonance is theoretically helpful to account for young people’s sentiments of digital disconnection. This proposal is empirically substantiated through an analysis of qualitative data from in-depth interviews with 17 Norwegian youths, based on the following question: How do young people react to invasive connected media? The findings illustrate that affective reactions to digital impulses appear to be an integrated part of young people’s daily management of digital connectivity. Although these experiences may lead to negative experiences, they do not necessarily lead to disconnection practices. From young people’s perspectives, digital disconnection not only involves being physically separated from connectivity but also encapsulates attitudinal shifts and mental distancing. Based on these findings, this chapter posits that disconnection is also an affective state that does not necessarily transform into action or practice, but is as much about the potentiality to act. This chapter thus recognises digital disconnection as a process based on youths’ perspectives, acknowledging its affective facet, and contributing to a broader conceptualisation of disconnectivity beyond acts and practices.

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Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2024. p. 257-274
Keywords [en]
digital disconnection, disconnectivity, affect, affective dissonance, youth 
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Media Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13259DOI: 10.48335/9789188855961-13OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-13259DiVA, id: diva2:1896988
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