
@article{ref1,
title="Surprise homecomings and vicarious sacrifices",
journal="Media, war and conflict",
year="2013",
author="Silvestri, Lisa",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="101-115",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1750-6352",
doi="10.1177/1750635213476407",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1750635213476407"
}