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Mediated recognition: The role of Facebook in identity and social formations of Filipino transnationals in Indian cities

Lorenzana, Jozon A·2016·New Media & Society
DOI 10.1177/1461444816655613
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Examining emergent appropriations of new media technologies and platforms provides an opportunity to rethink their roles in identity and social formations. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation with Filipino transnationals in Indian cities, I look at the role of social networking site Facebook in their everyday life. Ethnographic data reveal that their practices of sharing achievements and affirming connections on Facebook relate to their need for recognition that is defined by their particular context of migration. The term “mediated recognition” is proposed to account for the ways new and traditional media facilitate recognition by providing a platform for self-presentation and affirmation from social networks. Mediated recognition also highlights how media provide symbolic resources that are harnessed by Filipino transnationals in constituting their identities and social relations. The article demonstrates how mediated recognition can be a framework to analyze a key moment in the process of identity and social formations.

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  • This tactic can be reconciled with Madianou and Miller's concept of 'polymedia' which argues that users, being aware of the affordances of each platform, deliberately choose a platform with particular ends in mind.

    “This tactic can be reconciled with Madianou and Miller's concept of 'polymedia' which argues that users, being aware of the affordances of each platform, deliberately choose a platform with particular ends in mind (Lorenzana, 2016).”

    From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Lorenzana, 2016

  • Sharing one's accomplishments and achievements online is a facet of building self-worth and self-esteem and eliciting validation from other online users.

    “Sharing one's accomplishments and achievements online is also a facet of building one's self-worth and selfesteem and eliciting validation from other online users (Lorenzana, 2016).”

    From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Lorenzana, 2016

  • Users were conscious of creating a cohesive story, from pictures to words, to match their projected selves and render their identity on social media.

    “They were conscious of creating a cohesive story, from pictures to words, in order to match their projected selves and render their identity on social media (Lorenzana, 2016).”

    From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Lorenzana, 2016

  • Dating app users generally seek to portray interesting personalities or feature personal achievements.

    “While dating app users generally seek to portray interesting personalities or feature personal achievements (Lorenzana, 2016), Tinder and Grindr users specifically used their sexuality and attractiveness as 'come-ons' for their potential matches (Hall et al., 2010; McWilliams & Barrett, 2014).”

    From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Lorenzana, 2016

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Authors
Lorenzana, J. A.
Affiliations
Ateneo de Manila University (PH)
Corresponding author
Lorenzana, Jozon A
ORCID
Lorenzana, Jozon A
Venue
New Media & Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2016-07-09
Volume
18
Issue
10
Pages
2189-2206
ISSN
  • 1461-4448 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7315
DOI
10.1177/1461444816655613
OpenAlex
W2470278453
Cited by
30
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
FWCI
5.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
New Media & Society (publishedVersion)
Funders
Ateneo de Manila University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
Keywords
Facebook, identity construction, social formation, social networking sites, recognition, self-presentation, migration, Indian cities, new media, symbolic resources

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