Recent forays into online and participatory social documentaries like QuestionBridge or
Immigrant Nation are offering alternative temporal conceptions and participative processes
compared to what other media activism does using social networks. These projects propose
reiterative dialogues, where media time consumptions expand and differ from Internet
standards, fostering long-term temporal horizons. Starting with the timescapes conceptual
framework as a theoretical background, we will analyse ...
Recent forays into online and participatory social documentaries like QuestionBridge or
Immigrant Nation are offering alternative temporal conceptions and participative processes
compared to what other media activism does using social networks. These projects propose
reiterative dialogues, where media time consumptions expand and differ from Internet
standards, fostering long-term temporal horizons. Starting with the timescapes conceptual
framework as a theoretical background, we will analyse two interactive documentaries as key
examples of the new possibilities these platforms or storyspaces (places for sharing stories)
bring about, where participants can share, exchange and contribute to the dialogue of relevant
issues through a more multi-layered personal experience.
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