Dinero, Steven C.,

Virtual tribe : indigenous identity in social media / Steven C. Dinero. - x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social media in an indigenous world -- The front room -- The back room.

"In the post-colonial era, tribal peoples are particularly vulnerable to new technologies and industrialization, which threaten their cultures, homelands and ways of living. However, there is a surprising exception to this trend in the form of social media. This book explores how tribal and indigenous peoples across the globe are using social media such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in fresh and inventive ways unique to their values and lifestyles. These platforms help tribal peoples to communicate across boundaries and barriers as never before, and are helping to strengthen communal identity and development in the global age"--

9781476674704 1476674701

2020007226


Internet and indigenous peoples.
Social media.
Indigenous peoples--Communication.
Indigenous peoples--Ethnic identity.
Communication and culture.

GN380 / .D55 2020