Tradition, Social Media and Community:

Viewing the Virtual from a Folkloric Perspective

Rasel Ahmed

Citation

Ahmed, Rasel. “Tradition, Social Media
and Community:
Viewing the Virtual from a Folkloric Perspective.” New York Folklore, vol. 49:3-4, 2023. pp. 3-9.

Summary

Shewly emerges as a compelling example, within a cohort of women in New York, who congregate and share experiences within their community, extending their interactions to a broader virtual community. ...Traditionally, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren in Bangladesh and its diaspora enjoyed relative openness and freedom from censorship of male–female relationships. Criticisms directed at virtual activities, mainly by trolling, highlight anxieties surrounding the expansion of social ties into the virtual realm.

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