Citation

Silvestri L. Media War Conflict 2013; 6(2): 101-115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1750635213476407

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The recent popularity of 'surprise military homecomings' on YouTube offers an opportunity to revisit debates about the role of online spectatorship in performances of citizenship, particularly during times of war. This article argues that these videos position spectatorship as a civic duty and allow for a mediated form of affective participation, which the author refers to as vicarious sacrifice.

Language: en