Slides from a presentation for Campus Ministry, titled: "Social Media Sites and Interreligious Understanding." In this presentation I discuss the challenges sparked by misrepresentation of religions in social media and methods for civil discourse and dialogue.
12. "Why do they not respect us?" asked Jamal. "We do not burn
their Christian books, so they need to understand that the
Qur'an is our most holy book." - The Guardian
13. One extremist with 50 followers & a voice shapes their view of
Christianity. We see these pics & they in turn shape our view
of Islam.
33. “ When people can be territorially
separated, the question of
hatred becomes lessened.
- Clay Shirky “
34. Greater levels of religious and cultural intolerance
because we are forced to share the same virtual space?
35. “ Generally speaking, the tribalism
we see in the physical church,
and even in Christian events and
festivals, is less pronounced in the
twitterverse.
“ - Martin Saunders
36. “ Generally speaking, the tribalism
we see in the physical church,
and even in Christian events and
festivals, is less pronounced in the
twitterverse.
“ - Martin Saunders
Physical borders: Shared Virtual Space:
Tribalism Greater Unity
37. “ Generally speaking, the tribalism
we see in the physical church,
and even in Christian events and
festivals, is less pronounced in the
twitterverse.
“ - Martin Saunders
Physical borders: Shared Virtual Space: Only in intrareligious
Tribalism Greater Unity discourse?
39. Encouraging Civil Dialogue
TIPS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
• Set tone with a code-of-conduct
• Moderate comments
• Direct the conversation
• Use questions/prompts
• Add commentary to links
43. Using Civil Dialogue
IN YOUR INTERACTIONS
• Use the social web to educate yourself
• Listen before you speak
• Check accuracy of perceptions
• Recognize differences
• Confront stereotypes
• We rely on them more online
44. CREDITS
Dr. Corinne Weisgerber
St. Edward’s University
Blog: http://socialmediaprclass.blogspot.com
Email: corinnew@stedwards.edu
Twitter: @corinnew