Emirati expats in social media: A new arena for involvement and political expression?

Exploring Intercultural Communication in Expats’ Social Media Groups

As international and global organizations grow, so the expatriate communities expand in different regions of the world. Professionals, who are assigned to positions abroad by multinational/international organizations, constitute a multicultural community in which they face similar challenges of settling in, adjusting and joining in social life in a new culture. Since digital communication techn...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Social Media and Politics: Examining Indonesians’ Political Knowledge on Facebook

The Internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporarypolitical sphere of Indonesia. In particular, they have been widely usedfor political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions areconstructive is another issue. Constructive political discussion requiresseveral preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rationalreasoning. Citizens must be equip...

Social Media – An Arena for Venting Negative Emotions

Social media is seen as transforming into a global multiplier through which emotional experiences are shared and strengthened. The essential factor in the ongoing transformation is that, although emotions are felt on an individual level, in social media, they can simultaneously be shared with and by others. Many studies have shown that social media is an arena for sharing information that refle...

Serrano in the Political Arena