A Sense of Communal Belonging in Digital Space: The Case of the 3.11 Disaster

This article aims to examine the role of social media in disaster communication and its potential to foster a sense of communal belonging through shared emotional connection, using the case study of the 3.11 disaster in Japan. The 2011 triple disaster had profound implications for new interactions a...

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Main Author: Sonja Petrovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2019-07-01
Series:New Voices in Japanese Studies
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Online Access:https://newvoices.org.au/volume-11/a-sense-of-communal-belonging-in-digital-space-the-case-of-the-3-11-disaster