Religiøs og nasjonal symbolikk som virkemidler i sosiale medier : En studie av pro-russiske ytringer i sosiale medier i lys av konflikten i Ukraina

2019

Masteroppgave religion REL500 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 Religious and national symbolism as instruments in social media -A study of pro-Russian statementsin social media consideringthe conflict in Ukraine.This thesis discusses how pro-Russian groups affiliated with the conflict in Ukraine have used religious and national symbolism as instruments in social media. By means of Internet based netnographic field work, I selected three groups that in different ways are affiliated with the conflict. Then I collected all thecombinedvisual expressions (336 texts)containing religious and (official) national symbolism, that the groups published in 2018. With this data material, I conducted a quanti…