Digital Inequalities in the Global South edited by Massimo Ragnedda and Anna Gladkova (2020): A Review by Samujjal Ray
Over the last few decades, most research on the digital divide has focused on countries in the global north. However,…
Digital Devotion: No Ifs Or Buts? – Himasweeta Sarma
Introduction In today’s fast-paced world, survival constitutes not just bread and butter but also technology. The Internet’s launch on January…
Digital Democracy: Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Indian Elections – Srishti Ganguly
On June 4, the enormous task of tallying millions of votes for the 18th Lok Sabha election was completed by the Election Commission of India, marking the world’s greatest six-week, seven-phase democratic process. Like many others, I found myself immersed in social media, particularly Instagram’s ‘reel’ section, where I spent hours…
Bridging Divides: The Role of Digital Technology in Indian Education – Upali Bhattacharya
The ongoing integration of digital technology into educational environments has significantly transformed how knowledge is delivered and acquired. With the…
Decolonising Social Theory, Public Sociology and Digital Platforms: Gurminder K. Bhambra
Gurminder K. Bhambra is a Professor of Historical Sociology at the University of Sussex. She is the co-author of Colonialism…
The Digital and the Social: Doing Sociology in an Age of Immersive Experience
The Digital and the Social: Doing Sociology in an Age of Immersive Experience A Conversation With Mayurakshi Chaudhuri Mayurakshi Chaudhuri…
Serving ‘Traditional’ Food on Instagram: Visuality and Aesthetics – Rituparna Patgiri
Like most of us, I spend my free time looking at Instagram reels. During one such Instagram spree, I came…
Harvesting Consent: Setting the Agenda in the Digital Age – Lee Marsden
With the rise of the internet, it seems that almost everyone now has a platform from which to speak. It…
Mapping Our Digital Selves: A Dramaturgical Interpretation – Upali Bhattacharya
With the advent of various social media platforms, there has been a great increase in the amount of content that…
Social Networks And Social Susceptibility: A Relationship – Abhiram Kuchibhotla
Uninstalling WhatsApp in India is equivalent to losing a virtual limb. Everything between the daily good morning and pre-sleep message…