TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Surprise homecomings and vicarious sacrifices
JO  - Media, war and conflict
A1  - Silvestri, Lisa
SP  - 101
EP  - 115
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1750-6352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1750635213476407
ID  - ref1
ER  -