Special Issue: Global Diaspora and Social Media

Special Issue Editors:

Xi Cui, College of Charleston, United States

Sumin Zhao, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Editorial Essay

Sumin Zhao and Cui Xi

Cultural Tariffs: Platformed Visibility and Algorithmic Boundaries of Intercultural Exchange

Jiayi (Anmy) Wu and Amanda Martinez

Diasporic Social Media Activism as Discursive Resistance: Afghan Women Contest the Taliban’s Strategic Narratives

Saadia Farooq, Victoria A. Newsom, Lara Martin Lengel

Meme-ing Your Way into Media Representation: Cultural Identity Portrayal of Immigrant Coptic Memes on Instagram

Petra Hany Zaky, Shahira Fahmy

Creating “Diasporic Intimacy” with the Lebanese Diaspora in Brazil in Times of Peace and War 

Natalia Rabahi

Vulnerable Human Rights in Cyberspace: A Multi-Case Study of Ugandan Refugees’ Digital Risks

Honglei Lu and Shuyang Jin

The Transnational Microphone: Exploring the Role and Practices of African Diaspora Podcasters in Shaping Cross-Border Identity Formation and Engagement

Robert Abiyo