1st Edition

'Doing Nation' in a Digital Age Banal Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Polymedia Environments

By Sanja Vico Copyright 2025
234 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book introduces a new theory of national identity, arguing that the nation does not only represent an abstract “imagined community” but also represents embodied cultural and discursive practices. Drawing upon a detailed case study of Serbian Londoners, this truly interdisciplinary study positions media as constitutive of national identities. The author contends that nations come into being... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: National and Cosmopolitan Identities

Chapter 3: Digital Media Environments in the Context of Migration

Chapter 4: Research Design and Methodology

Chapter 5: Who are the Serbian Londoners?

Chapter 6: Destigmatisation Strategies of Serbian Londoners in Polymedia

Chapter 7: Polymedia Environments of Serbian Londoners: Privately and Publicly Oriented Platforms

Chapter 8: The Role of Mediated Interpersonal Communication in ‘Doing Nation’

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Biography

Sanja Vico is a lecturer in Communications and Digital Media at the University of Exeter. She previously worked as a researcher (postdoc) on an ERC-funded project "Justice Interactions and Peacebuilding" (JUSTINT) at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). She obtained a PhD in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London, having previously graduated from the LSE and the University of Belgrade. She has published on issues of digital media in contexts of migration, nationalism, identity and post-conflict justice and peacebuilding. She received an honourable mention Best Paper Award Senior Scholar from the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) for her paper "Globalized difference:" identity politics on social media.