A Page and Its Politics: Situating Kullinā Khālid Sa'īd in Egypt's Ideological Landscape at the Time of Revolution'. Issue 2 (31st December 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A Page and Its Politics: Situating Kullinā Khālid Sa'īd in Egypt's Ideological Landscape at the Time of Revolution'. Issue 2 (31st December 2020)
- Main Title:
- A Page and Its Politics: Situating Kullinā Khālid Sa'īd in Egypt's Ideological Landscape at the Time of Revolution'
- Authors:
- Woltering, Robbert
Abdulla, Rasha
Poell, Thomas
Rieder, Bernhard
Zack, Liesbeth - Abstract:
- Abstract: In discussions concerning the importance of social media in the 25January revolution, a central role is given to the "Kullinā Khālid Sa'īd" [We're all Khaled Said] Facebook page. Using an advanced data collection and extraction application called Netvizz, a research team consisting of Arabists and Media studies specialists has collected and analysed all of the posts and comments exchanged through the page. This data set allows for a systematic analysis of the page. This article offers an outline of the ideological nature of "Kullinā Khālid Sa'īd, " with particular emphasis on the "revolutionary" period between 1 January – 11 February 2011. It argues that the page shows no evidence of political bias in the sense of explicit favoring of a political group. Rather, the page constituted a community of users who abstained from using politically factional language. Reflecting the mood and concerns of the revolution's grassroots masses, it clearly illustrates the disinclination to engage with formal politics.
- Is Part Of:
- Cyber Orient. Volume 9:Issue 2(2015)
- Journal:
- Cyber Orient
- Issue:
- Volume 9:Issue 2(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 9
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0009-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 65
- Page End:
- 83
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-31
- Subjects:
- social media -- cyberactivism -- democracy -- Internet -- Arab Spring -- Internet studies -- Egypt -- activism
Digital media -- Middle East -- Periodicals
Digital media -- Arab countries -- Periodicals
Mass media -- Middle East -- Periodicals
Mass media -- Arab countries -- Periodicals
Middle East -- Civilization -- Periodicals
306.0956 - Journal URLs:
- https://cyberorient.net/ ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1002/j.cyo2.20150902.0004 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1804-3194
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- Legaldeposit
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