International Council for Media Literacy

Bridging Academia to Action

International Council for Media Literacy
Bridging Academia to Action

Author Profile: Alla Kachanivska

  • Alla Kachanivska
    Graduate Student
    Brooklyn College
    Alla Kachanivska is Brooklyn College MS in Media Studies graduate student. Born in Ukraine. In 2015, Kachanivska graduated with a master’s degree in Journalism and worked in various online outlets in Ukraine. In 2018, she moved to the United States. Kachanivska adores new experiences, visiting new places, reading and creative writing. Kachanivska's first novel The Riddle was published in Ukraine in February 2022. Alas, because of the Russian invasion, the book has not been distributed yet and is still waiting in the storages of a publishing house in Kyiv. Kachanivska believes that books, education, and media literacy will eventually save the world.

Social Media and Diasporic Digital Communion: Ukrainian Digital Diaspora in the USA

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The shift toward digital environments has introduced a range of new and transformed ideas and concepts. Digital communities and digital diaspora as one type of such communities are among those concepts that entered discussions of scholars in the field of communication and media studies with the advances in technology development – the theories of deterritorialized and imagined … [Read more...] about Social Media and Diasporic Digital Communion: Ukrainian Digital Diaspora in the USA

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Internet Memes: an Element of Coping Mechanism or a Tool for Propaganda Disinformation?

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In times of calamities such as pandemics or wars, humor, as acknowledged by many scientists, serves as a coping mechanism that helps to endure stress, despair, and depression. Paradoxically, jokes and satirical images proliferate during war times. Gallows humor consoled soldiers during World War I. Humor and comedy were broadcasted and published during World War II to keep … [Read more...] about Internet Memes: an Element of Coping Mechanism or a Tool for Propaganda Disinformation?

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