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Accepted Paper:
Migrant selves and social media: an analysis of Irish migrants in London
Mary Kelly
(Kingston University London)
Debbie Humphry
(Kingston University)
Paper short abstract:
This paper examines migrant senses of self as exhibited through social media. Key questions include: at what point do migrants identify publicly as migrants, in what ways do migrants exhibit their migrant status, and to what extent does geography matter when identifying publicly as a migrant.
Paper long abstract:
This paper examines the way in which migrants develop and publicly display senses of self as migrants. Key questions include at what point do migrants become 'migrants' as in publicly acknowledged movers, in what ways do migrants identify as or display their status as migrants, and to what extent does geography matter as a determinant of one's migrant status. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 10 recent Irish migrants to London, and an analysis of their social media pages (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter), this paper explores the relationships between the development of migrant senses identity and social media as a channel through which identities are formulated and displayed.