Emotions Beyond Borders: Identity, Social Media and Affective Experiences In Digital Society
RC42 session · XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gwangju 2027
The session examines how social media platforms and AI-driven digital infrastructures shape emotional experiences and identity construction. It investigates the tension between algorithmic emotional convergence and cultural differentiation, considering how algorithms deliver personalized content that may influence emotional expression and identity formation. The panel addresses how global digital systems are redefining emotional expressions like solidarity and moral outrage, often intensifying political polarization. Organizers welcome empirical research, theoretical frameworks, and methodological innovations exploring how users interpret and reconfigure digital spaces.
Organizer(s)/Chair(s):
- Jingting Zhang, Shanghai International Studies University, China
Host committee(s): RC42 Social Psychology; RC58 Society and Emotions
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