The Beauty of Ugliness: Preserving while Communicating Online with Shared Graphic Photos

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dc.contributor.authorAlshehri, Majdah
dc.contributor.authorMakoto, Norman
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-01T22:02:02Z
dc.date.available2018-06-01T22:02:02Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we report on interviews with 11 Shia content creators who create and share graphic, bloody photos of Tatbeer, a religious ritual involving self-harm practices on Ashura, the death anniversary of the prophet Muhammad’s grandson. We show how graphic images serve as an object of communication in religious practices with the local community, the inner-self, and a wider audience. In particular, we highlight how content creators appropriated, in their own words, “ugly” photos to preserve the authenticity and beauty of their rituals while communicating their own interpretation of such rituals to others. We suggest that ugliness may be regarded as a useful resource to inform systems that seek to invite dialogue with marginalized or minority groups.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10606-018-9331-3
dc.identifier.pissnISSN 0925-9724
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer, London
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work 27(3-4)- ECSCW 2018: Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.subjectOnline photo sharing
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectUgliness
dc.subjectGraphic photos
dc.subjectGulf Arabs
dc.titleThe Beauty of Ugliness: Preserving while Communicating Online with Shared Graphic Photosen
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.conference.date4-8 June 2018
gi.conference.locationNancy, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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