Real or Fake?

Diaspora is a common term to describe Dispersed communities that can be considered a form of people networks. There are two main features in this term 1) A hub of origin (a central pole of dispersal and various clustered places of immigration) and 2) Links (real or imagined) between members of the various poles of the migratory space (Kuttainen, 2015).

Wojdy Social Media

Throughout snapchat the term diaspora is rarely used and unless a user is having a conversation about it the chances are of hearing or knowing about it is very little. Although in certain media like Facebook, which have constant updates and information based on current events that are connected to diaspora unfortunately it seems like snapchat does not cater/acknowledge any of these affairs. It’s sad to type this knowing that so many people die trying to flee from their country due to wars or leave their country/culture/family to get a better life and yet all you can see on snapchat discover is what Kylie Jenner is wearing to dinner, if Drake wants Nicki Minaj or Serena Williams or Justin Bieber new photo shoot.. You could say that Snapchats can connect people with certain origin, ethnic or religious background in a sense on the live stories, as it connects hundreds of peoples’ snaps and connecting them together through this. These live stories like certain public holidays, concerts, festivals and fundraisers can connect a group together that have left their common origin but this is only a virtual sense of connection. In reality there is nothing that mentally or physically connects these people. When you think about it there is a difference between diasporas and each are related to a mode of a community organization that defines their cohesion (Ma Mung,2005).  A community have a bond and on live snaps on Snapchat they are a virtual community but it does not play apart in their daily life or their history of how they got there.

Reference

Kuttainen,V.(2015) BA1002:Networks,narratives and the making of place, lecture 7. Retreieved from https://learnjcu.jcu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_69740_1&content_id=_1892235_1&mode=reset

Ma Mung, E.(2005) Diaspora, spatiality, identities. In W, Bosswick & C. Husband. (Eds). Comparative European research in migration, diversity and identities (pp.33-48). Spain:University of Deusto.