ERIC Number: EJ1366360
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0163-853X
EISSN: EISSN-1532-6950
Historical Perspective Taking and the Self in Online Community Discussions
Matthews, Jolie C.
Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v59 n7 p481-499 2022
This article investigates how members of an online community engaged in historical perspective taking in their discussions of the events and figures portrayed in a historical television show. As a means to justify their interpretations and situate themselves inside the possible mindsets of historical figures, members drew on three aspects of the "self" in their practices: the "experience-self," the "identity-self," and the "abstract-self." Members challenged one another's views and provided counterarguments to support challenges to their perspectives, while simultaneously failing to acknowledge the problematic elements sometimes inherent in their views. This article extends the literature on perspective taking, content analysis, and historical interpretation in community discussions.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Perspective Taking, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Communities of Practice, Television, Programming (Broadcast), History, Criticism, Discourse Analysis, Social Change
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Language: English
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