Case study analysis 30% (individual)

Case study analysis 30% (individual)

1250 words +/- 10%, excluding references

Due Sunday 4 September, 11.59 PM

For this assignment, you will choose a social media post, event, incident, trend or campaign from one of your own social media feeds that connects to at least one of the topics from Weeks 1 - 5 (platformisation, gender, race, disability and activism). You will conduct a case study analysis of the chosen social media phenomenon, considering issues of diversity, inclusion and harm.

For the assignment you must:

Choose a social media post, event, incident, trend or campaign from one of your own social media feeds that connects to at least one of the topics from Weeks 1-5 of the unit.

Conduct research on the chosen social media phenomenon, considering the following:

Research on social media and digitally situated cultural production (such as scholarly papers, including unit readings)

Research diversity, inclusion and harms online (such as scholarly paper including unit readings, research reports, and other high-quality informal sources).

How does this case align or misalign with this research and scholarship?

What new insights can your research add to this discussion/debate?

Include original empirical evidence of your case study, for example, annotated screenshots.

Write in an academic tone, structured to include an introduction, body and conclusion, and use APA style referencing.

Submit via Turnitin as a word or pdf file.

Use these resources:

Title: Gender and self-enterprise in the social media age: a digital double bind

The Urgent Case for Gender Equality in the Digital Age