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This article provides the theoretical background for this Special Issue which explores the mediatization of emotion on social media as attested in different digital mourning practices. It discusses the affective and emotional turn... more
This article provides the theoretical background for this Special Issue which explores the mediatization of emotion on social media as attested in different digital mourning practices. It discusses the affective and emotional turn alongside the mediatic turn in relation to key trends and foci in the study of affect/emotion. Our discussion points to a shift in conceptualizations of affect/emotion from mediated to mediatized practice, embedded in other social practices and subject to media and social media logics, affordances, and frames, which are worthy of empirical investigation. The article also presents key insights offered in the four articles of this Special Issue and foregrounds current and future directions in the study of mediatization, emotional sharing, and digital mourning practices.
Research Interests: Emotion, Media Studies, Social Media, Media, Affect, and 3 moreMediatization, Sharing, and Digital mourning
Research on the processes of mediatization aims to explore the mutual shaping of media and social life and how new media technologies influence and infiltrate social practices and cultural life. We extend this discussion of media’s role... more
Research on the processes of mediatization aims to explore the mutual shaping of media and social life and how new media technologies influence and infiltrate social practices and cultural life. We extend this discussion of media’s role in transforming the everyday by including in the discussion the mediatization of emotion and discuss what we conceptualize as digital affect culture(s). We understand these as relational, contextual, globally emergent spaces in the digital environment where affective flows construct atmospheres of emotional and cultural belonging by way of emotional resonance and alignment. Approaching emotion as a cultural practice, in terms of affect, as something people do instead of have, we discuss how digital affect
culture(s) traverse the digital terrains and construct pockets of culture-specific communities of affective practice. We draw on existing empirical research on digital memorial culture to empirically illustrate how digital affect culture manifests on micro, meso, and macro levels and elaborate on the constitutive characteristics of digital affect culture. We conclude with implications of this conceptualization for theoretical advancement and empirical research.
culture(s) traverse the digital terrains and construct pockets of culture-specific communities of affective practice. We draw on existing empirical research on digital memorial culture to empirically illustrate how digital affect culture manifests on micro, meso, and macro levels and elaborate on the constitutive characteristics of digital affect culture. We conclude with implications of this conceptualization for theoretical advancement and empirical research.
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Emotion has long been a contested concept and subject to different, often conflicting, definitions and approaches. Emotions have long been viewed in a reductionist way as solely biological components, as private components of the... more
Emotion has long been a contested concept and subject to different, often conflicting, definitions and approaches. Emotions have long been viewed in a reductionist way as solely biological components, as private components of the personality structure of an individual, or as entirely socially and culturally constructed. These views, that separate analytically different facets of emotion, reflect persisting dichotomies of human phenomena as nature vs. nurture, universality vs. culture-specificity, and private vs. public, which have served as the key organizing principles inWestern science and humanities.
Emotions, however, occupy a liminal space between divisions (Leavitt, 1996); they involve phenomena that are interactive and integrated with cognition (Izard, 2009), playing a key role in human development, in everyday social interaction, and in the organization of social and cultural life. Emotions are, then, to be understood as a not exclusively private object of inquiry (Zembylas, 2007). The study on emotion has
received an enormous increase since the 1980s with a marked rise in psychological studies, and gradually engendering more insight from sociology, political science, anthropology, communication, and cultural studies, among others (Döveling, Scheve, & Konijn, 2011). Scholars seemto have reached consensus on the usefulness of the term
“emotion” to refer to certain socially embedded psychobiological processes, even if they do not necessarily agree on how such processes cohere, or to what extent components such as arousal, feeling, appraisal, or facial expression can be given causal or definitional prominence (Beatty, 2013, p. 416).It is, however, agreed that emotions constitute a lens not only into the development of human evolution and cognition, but also into the complexities of meaning-making, the organization of roles and relationships in social life, and the way thesemay change over time. Emotions can then be conceptualized as a broad range of affective phenomena, including moods, feelings, affects, and related concepts (Döveling et al., 2011), which are not contained in a single domain, but rather belong to several domains, including the affective, the social, and the evolutionary/ motivational (Wilce, 2009). Emotions are particularly pertinent to the investigation of communication practices in online contexts.The article provids an interdisciplinary and intercultural lens to emotional communication in mediatized contexts of grieving, mourning, and memorialization and contribute to the understanding of the reflexive and social dynamics of sharing emotions online.
Emotions, however, occupy a liminal space between divisions (Leavitt, 1996); they involve phenomena that are interactive and integrated with cognition (Izard, 2009), playing a key role in human development, in everyday social interaction, and in the organization of social and cultural life. Emotions are, then, to be understood as a not exclusively private object of inquiry (Zembylas, 2007). The study on emotion has
received an enormous increase since the 1980s with a marked rise in psychological studies, and gradually engendering more insight from sociology, political science, anthropology, communication, and cultural studies, among others (Döveling, Scheve, & Konijn, 2011). Scholars seemto have reached consensus on the usefulness of the term
“emotion” to refer to certain socially embedded psychobiological processes, even if they do not necessarily agree on how such processes cohere, or to what extent components such as arousal, feeling, appraisal, or facial expression can be given causal or definitional prominence (Beatty, 2013, p. 416).It is, however, agreed that emotions constitute a lens not only into the development of human evolution and cognition, but also into the complexities of meaning-making, the organization of roles and relationships in social life, and the way thesemay change over time. Emotions can then be conceptualized as a broad range of affective phenomena, including moods, feelings, affects, and related concepts (Döveling et al., 2011), which are not contained in a single domain, but rather belong to several domains, including the affective, the social, and the evolutionary/ motivational (Wilce, 2009). Emotions are particularly pertinent to the investigation of communication practices in online contexts.The article provids an interdisciplinary and intercultural lens to emotional communication in mediatized contexts of grieving, mourning, and memorialization and contribute to the understanding of the reflexive and social dynamics of sharing emotions online.
Research Interests: Social Psychology, Emotion, New Media, Sociology of Emotion, Digital Media, and 13 moreOnline Communities, Mass Communication, Computer-Mediated Communication, Social Media, Emotion Regulation, Media, Social Networking Sites (SNS), Emotions, Communication Studies, Online Media, Mediatization (Communication Studies), Human Commuincation, and Memorialisation
The study by media psychologists of emotional communication in online bereavement still leaves many questions unanswered. Previous research has identified similarities as well as differences in emotion regulation patterns of children,... more
The study by media psychologists of emotional communication in online
bereavement still leaves many questions unanswered. Previous research has identified similarities as well as differences in emotion regulation patterns of children, adolescents, and adults (Döveling 2015a). Extending that research, this investigation of digitally mediated bereavement goes one step further by exploring additional types of mechanisms within the emotion regulatory processes of coping online. A total of 4 different bereavement platforms, used by mourners of differing ages and kinds of losses, from young children to widowers, were examined in a quantitative content analysis of online postings (N = 1036), generating insights into shared emotion regulation patterns and intimacy online. The findings highlight interpersonal empathy, irrespective of age of the bereaved or type of loss, but also disclose age-based differences in emotion regulatory processes. Implications for further media psychological analysis are laid out.
bereavement still leaves many questions unanswered. Previous research has identified similarities as well as differences in emotion regulation patterns of children, adolescents, and adults (Döveling 2015a). Extending that research, this investigation of digitally mediated bereavement goes one step further by exploring additional types of mechanisms within the emotion regulatory processes of coping online. A total of 4 different bereavement platforms, used by mourners of differing ages and kinds of losses, from young children to widowers, were examined in a quantitative content analysis of online postings (N = 1036), generating insights into shared emotion regulation patterns and intimacy online. The findings highlight interpersonal empathy, irrespective of age of the bereaved or type of loss, but also disclose age-based differences in emotion regulatory processes. Implications for further media psychological analysis are laid out.
Research Interests: Social Psychology, Communication, Media Studies, New Media, Social Sciences, and 13 moreDigital Media, Online Communities, Mass Communication, Computer-Mediated Communication, Thanatology, Social Media, Emotions (Social Psychology), Emotion Regulation, Online social networks, Social Networking Sites (SNS), Affect/Emotion, Communication Studies, and Online Media
Losing a close relative or friend is a traumatic event for anyone, especially for children and adolescents. This article investigates the motives and patterns of children’s and adolescents’ interpersonal online communication on... more
Losing a close relative or friend is a traumatic event for anyone, especially
for children and adolescents. This article investigates the motives and
patterns of children’s and adolescents’ interpersonal online communication on
bereavement platforms. A qualitative content analysis of two different youth
bereavement platforms (n = 21 threads; 319 postings) illuminates how one common
feature is the verbalization and illustration of missing support in the offline
world. The substantial usage of social network platforms can be considered
an extension of children’s and adolescents’ personal social environment. Furthermore,
topics on bereavement platforms ultimately go beyond grief, as children
and adolescents also include emotions such as hope, gratitude and cohesiveness.
Communication within online bereavement communities thus enables
a process known from offline communication as transformation from a lossoriented
to restoration-oriented coping (Stroebe and Schut 2010, p. 277).
for children and adolescents. This article investigates the motives and
patterns of children’s and adolescents’ interpersonal online communication on
bereavement platforms. A qualitative content analysis of two different youth
bereavement platforms (n = 21 threads; 319 postings) illuminates how one common
feature is the verbalization and illustration of missing support in the offline
world. The substantial usage of social network platforms can be considered
an extension of children’s and adolescents’ personal social environment. Furthermore,
topics on bereavement platforms ultimately go beyond grief, as children
and adolescents also include emotions such as hope, gratitude and cohesiveness.
Communication within online bereavement communities thus enables
a process known from offline communication as transformation from a lossoriented
to restoration-oriented coping (Stroebe and Schut 2010, p. 277).
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Der Beitrag konkretisiert den Begriff der Kommunikation zunächst aus der Perspektive verschiedener Teildisziplinen, leitet ihn auf dieser Basis her und berücksichtigt dabei kommunikationswissenschaftliche, psychologische und soziologische... more
Der Beitrag konkretisiert den Begriff der Kommunikation zunächst aus der Perspektive verschiedener Teildisziplinen, leitet ihn auf dieser Basis her und berücksichtigt dabei kommunikationswissenschaftliche, psychologische und soziologische Erkenntnisse und Ansätze. Die theoretischen Konzeptionen von Kommunikation dienen als Grundgerüst für die näheren Fundierungen des Kommunikationsbegriffes, dessen Veränderungen im Zuge des Medienwandels diskutiert werden. Die kultursoziologische Perspektive dient dabei als Rahmen, der das Verständnis von Kommunikation als komplexem reflexivem Prozess symbolischer Interaktion verortet.
erscheint 2016: Handbuch Kultursoziologie. Band 2: Theorien – Methoden – Felder, hg. von Stephan Moebius, Frithjof Nungesser, Katharina Scherke
erscheint 2016: Handbuch Kultursoziologie. Band 2: Theorien – Methoden – Felder, hg. von Stephan Moebius, Frithjof Nungesser, Katharina Scherke
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The rapidly changing media environment fosters an increasing array of communication. It changes not only the way we interact, free from set time frames or places, but equally provides new possibilities of sharing experiences online, for... more
The rapidly changing media environment fosters an increasing array of communication. It changes not only the way we interact, free from set time frames or places, but equally provides new possibilities of sharing experiences online, for example, when faced with death. In April 2014, researchers from all around the world gathered in Durham, UK, to attend the first Death Online Research Symposium (DORS). They represented various disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, for example, communication studies, psychology, law and linguistics, and media studies.
The Symposium topics varied from online memorial sites to new modes of grieving by way of social media to mobile technologies in graveyards. This review provides an overview of the current research in the field of online death and digital memorial culture as presented at the Symposium. The structure follows the thematic structure of the symposium: in addition, at the beginning of each theme a short introduction is provided. The review ends with future directions and recommendations.
The Symposium topics varied from online memorial sites to new modes of grieving by way of social media to mobile technologies in graveyards. This review provides an overview of the current research in the field of online death and digital memorial culture as presented at the Symposium. The structure follows the thematic structure of the symposium: in addition, at the beginning of each theme a short introduction is provided. The review ends with future directions and recommendations.
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In an age of rising impact of online communication in social network sites, emotional interaction is neither limited nor restricted by time or space. Bereavement extends to the anonymity of cyberspace. What role does virtual interaction... more
In an age of rising impact of online communication in social network sites, emotional interaction is neither limited nor restricted by time or space. Bereavement extends to the anonymity of cyberspace. What role does virtual interaction play in social network sites in dealing with the basic human emotion of grief caused by the loss of a beloved per-son? The analysis laid out in this article provides answers in light of an interdisciplinary perspective on online bereavement. Relevant lines of research are scrutinized. After lay-ing out the theoretical spectrum for the study, hypotheses based on a prior in-depth qual-itative content analysis of 179 postings in three different German online bereavement platforms (Döveling & Wasgien, in press) are proposed and scrutinized in a quantitative content analysis (2127 postings from 318 users). Emotion-regulation patterns in social network sites and similarities as well as differences in online-bereavement of children, adolescents and adults are revealed. Large-scale quantitative findings into central mo-tives, patterns, and restorative effects of online shared bereavement in regulating dis-tress, fostering personal empowerment (cf. Barak, Boniel-Nissim, & Suler, 2008) and engendering meaning (cf. Neimeyer, in press) are presented. The article closes with im-plications for further analysis in memorialization practices.
Research Interests: Social Psychology, Emotion, Online Communities, Bereavement, Social Media, and 11 moreEmotions (Social Psychology), Emotion Regulation, Online social networks, Social Networking Sites (SNS), The Internet, Children, Online Media, Death, Dying and Bereavement, Death, Grief, and Mourning, Grief, and Disenfranchised Grief
Due to the growing relevance of online communication, the questions arise: How does virtual interaction of personal suffering affect those who share their grief? How does it impact their quality of life, health, and social well-being?... more
Due to the growing relevance of online communication, the questions arise: How does virtual interaction of personal suffering affect those who share their grief? How does it impact their quality of life, health, and social well-being? After a review of relevant findings, different social network sites were examined in a qualitative content analysis. The analysis revealed that the meeting of likeminded is crucial in online communication. Online platforms provide a social space in which one may bond in an environment of support and participate in a process of mutual understanding. Emotional communication chains are discovered. Communicative effects disclose that care seekers in time become care givers. Implications for online communication of suffering are discussed.
In: Ronald E. Anderson (Ed.), World Suffering and Quality of Life. New York: Springer.
In: Ronald E. Anderson (Ed.), World Suffering and Quality of Life. New York: Springer.
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In Sigrid Kannengießer, Claudia Riesmeyer, Ingrid Stapf und Larissa Krainer (Ed.), Eine Frage der Ethik? Eine Ethik des Fragens – transdisziplinäre Auseinandersetzungen zu Medien, Ethik und Geschlecht, Weinheim: Juventa
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Der Beitrag konkretisiert den Begriff der Kommunikation zunächst aus der Perspektive verschiedener Teildisziplinen, leitet ihn auf dieser Basis her und berücksichtigt dabei kommunikationswissenschaftliche, psychologische und soziologische... more
Der Beitrag konkretisiert den Begriff der Kommunikation zunächst aus der Perspektive verschiedener Teildisziplinen, leitet ihn auf dieser Basis her und berücksichtigt dabei kommunikationswissenschaftliche, psychologische und soziologische Erkenntnisse und Ansätze. Die theoretischen Konzeptionen von Kommunikation dienen als Grundgerüst für die näheren Fundierungen des Kommunikationsbegriffes, dessen Veränderungen im Zuge des Medienwandels diskutiert werden. Die kultursoziologische Perspektive stellt dabei den grundsätzlichen Rahmen dar, der das Verständnis von Kommunikation als komplexem reflexivem Prozess symbolischer Interaktion verortet.
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Döveling, Katrin & Fischer, Jana (2014). Der Zampano und die Zicke. Ambivalente De/Konstruktion von Stereotypen in Produktion und Aneignung von seriellen Unterhaltungsformaten [Gender in series. A media ethical analysis of gender specific... more
Döveling, Katrin & Fischer, Jana (2014). Der Zampano und die Zicke. Ambivalente De/Konstruktion von Stereotypen in Produktion und Aneignung von seriellen Unterhaltungsformaten [Gender in series. A media ethical analysis of gender specific role structures in popular daytime seri-als], Communicatio Socialis 2/2014: 160-170.