Mellanförskapets motsägelser: En kvalitativ studie av hur andra generationens invandrare förhåller sig till humorsketcher på sociala medier
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
The contradictions of in-betweenness : A qualitative study of how second-generation immigrants relate to humor on social media (English)
Abstract [sv]
Denna studie är utformad med syfte att med hjälp av teorier som orientalism, identitet och föreställd gemenskap undersöka hur andra generationens invandrare med ursprung från mellanöstern använder sig av humorsketcher publicerade på sociala medier i relation till deras identitet. Frågeställningen grundar i hur intervjupersonerna förhåller sig till humorsketcher som driver med situationen att tillhöra två/flera olika kulturer samt hur intervjupersonerna upplever sin identitet relaterat till innehållet. Frågeställningen besvarades med kvalitativa intervjuer och resultatet visade att intervjupersonerna fann humorsketcherna betydelsefulla och fungerade som hanteringsform mot kulturkrockar. Trots olika länder som bakgrund var deras resonemang slående likt och visade att med hjälp av humorsketcher fann de en förstärkt gemenskap till andra som upplever sig vara i mellanförskap.
Abstract [en]
This study was conducted with the purpose to investigate how second-generation immigrants with origins from the Middle East use humor sketches published on social media in relation to their identity. The study is analyzed based on postcolonial perspectives and theories such as orientalism, identity and imagined community. The aim is based on how the interviewees experience their identity related to the content shown is the sketches. The method used was qualitative interviews where the results showed that the interviewees found the humor sketches important and meaningful as they functioned as a form of defense mechanism against cultural clashes. Their reasoning was strikingly similar and showed that with the help of the humorsketches, they found a strengthened community and a connection to others who feel as if they are in an ”in-betweenness” as well.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 72
Keywords [en]
in-betweenness, social media, identity, humor
Keywords [sv]
mellanförskap, sociala medier, identitet, humor
National Category
Media and Communications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-178289OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-178289DiVA, id: diva2:1515072
Subject / course
Magister Thesis in Media and Communication Studies
Educational program
Master Programme in Culture and Media Studies
Examiners
2021-01-222021-01-072021-01-22Bibliographically approved