UCL Why We Post
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12 selected videos
Rural China: Tool - Taoist views on social media
Is social media a good thing, or a bad thing? A Taoist (Daoist) priest from a small town in rural China explains that it is how you use it that counts.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Kiki Wang (http://www.bestkiki.com)
Anthropologist:
Tom McDonald
Thanks to:
Priest Wang
Minzu University of China
Professor Ying Zhang,...
Related topics : social media tools / using social media / social media social
South Italy: Social media and local businesses
This film is portraying how local businesses use social media.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Gabriela Quaranta
Anthropologist:
Razvan Nicolescu
Thanks to:
Related topics : business using social media / social media social media
South India: Family and social media
This video combines three cases to show the role of social media in south Indian families.
While in some families social media is seen as an effective bridging tool, for a few others it can potentially threaten the family honour and thereby its harmony.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com). Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
Related topics : social media family / social media tools / social media research / social media social media
Rural China: Basketball and social media
For a high school student from rural north China, the social media platform QQ provides a way to indulge in his greatest passion: basketball.
He talks about why he loves the sport, the difference between playing online and offline, and how having multiple accounts can help you to perform better in the game.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project...
Related topics : social media platforms in china
Rural China: 'A job' - social media and working far from home
A skilled worker who has come to the town from outside to work on an engineering project talks about how he uses social media despite being faraway from home for long periods.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Kiki Wang (http://www.bestkiki.com)
Anthropologist:
Tom McDonald
Thanks to:
Mr Xu
Minzu University of...
Related topics : social media jobs from home
Why We Post: The Anthropology of Social Media Course Trailer
This trailer introduces some of the topics you will explore in the free online course 'Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media', available on FutureLearn (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/anthropology-social-media/)
Translated versions of the course are available on UCLeXtend (https://extendstore.ucl.ac.uk/catalog?pagename=why-we-post).
This film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://ucl.ac.uk/why-we-post).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC...
Related topics : social media courses / post social media / online social media
Rural China: After school education
A teacher at an after-school tuition class in rural China explains how children's attitudes to social media have changed, and why parents send their children to her classes because they are too easily distracted at home.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Kiki Wang (http://www.bestkiki.com)
Anthropologist:
Tom...
Related topics : social media and children's education
Industrial China: Link up my family tree
Lao Jin, 64, a local shop keeper, use QQ, the Chinese social media platform to repair family genealogy which had been abandoned since the Chinese cultural revolution.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Anthropologist:
Thanks to:
Related topics : social media impact on culture
South Italy: Social media and memories
In this video we will learn something about how social media help people keep and share their memories.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
CREDITS
Filmmaker:
Gabriele Quaranta
Anthropologist:
Razvan Nicolescu
Thanks to:
Related topics : social media help / media social impact / research social media
South India: social media for a rural student
This video is about the impact that social media has in the life of a student who lives in the rural villages of India.
This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com). Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).
Related topics : media social impact / research social media