Public opinion and social transformation

Introduction

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Public opinion and social transformation

With Habermas and beyond. The role of the digital and affective aspects in shaping public opinion

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This article offers a theoretical reflection on the validity
and limits of Habermas’ concept of the public sphere
as a tool for analysing public opinion, given the recent
transformations in the media system. On one hand,
digitalisation has had various impacts on the media where
public debates take place. On the other, the affective
aspect is considered a key element in the articulation of
publics in digital media. Building on the normative value of
Habermas’ concept of the public sphere, it is argued that
such an approach can benefit from descriptive models of
public opinion, which are better equipped to characterise
the dynamics of public opinion in the current media
system. Focusing on the description of opinion dynamics
in social media opens a dialogue with complex systems
theories and allows for the formulation of new hypotheses
for the critical and interdisciplinary study of shaping
public opinion in the digital space.

Marta Cambronero-Garbajosa
Influence of hybrid feminist activism on gender parity in the opinion sections of Catalan media: the #OnSónLesDones case

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This article analyses the influence of the #OnSónLesDones
(OSLD) [Where Are Women] group in achieving gender
parity in the opinion sections of the major Catalan media.
It does so with a mixed methodology that combines
situational analysis, of a qualitative nature, and social
network analysis, of a quantitative nature.
Firstly, results show that through the diffusion of the hashtag
#onsónlesdones on Twitter, OSLD has contributed to make
the underrepresentation of women in the public sphere
visible, although the hashtag has been broadly shared by
users with profiles similar to those of the group’s activists.
Secondly, that when reflecting on parity and opinion, the
media take into account the postulates of the group. The
conclusions point to the importance of studying the role
of feminist activism in the transformation of journalistic
routines and in the adoption of activist practices by the
citizens.

Marta Roqueta-Fernàndez
Grey Denialism’s Use of Media in Spain: Blaming the Messenger

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Although climate denialism in Spain is a minority view,
there is an important core group that resists the idea of
the need to act urgently against this phenomenon. This
article presents the findings of an empirical study based
on a mixed research strategy involving a standardised
questionnaire survey and a specific group method that
we have termed interpellative groups. The study examines
the presence of climate denialism from three perspectives:
a) formation of distant opinions on climate change; b)
differential relationships with the media among those who
exhibit some degree of distance; c) the role of the media
as a reference in substantiating expressions of distance.

Javier Callejo

Articles

Mapping a “triple periphery”: shifts and continuities in contemporary Spanish documentary filmmaking by women

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The documentary macro-genre is one of the areas of
cinema where the participation of women professionals
has seen significant growth, both globally and locally. This
article explores the material, institutional and educational
factors that have contributed to the increased presence of
women filmmakers in contemporary Spanish documentary,
with particular focus on the last decade —a period marked
by the revitalisation of the feminist movement in the
audiovisual sector. The analysis is organised around three
key themes: the impact of digitalisation; the expansion
of visibility through cultural spaces, festivals and feminist
collectives; and the consolidation of specialised training
opportunities. These factors have promoted greater
accessibility, autonomy, diversity and recognition within
a practice that, paradoxically, has often been regarded
as peripheral. Eschewing exceptionalist approaches, this
article provides a review of specialised literature, with a
specific focus on production, circulation and training
conditions that remain relatively underexplored.

Anna Fonoll-Tassier
“Too gay”: masculinities and homoeroticism in slash fiction about video game content creators

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This article analyses discourses on masculinity in
slash fiction featuring two fictional pairings of content
creators linked to the world of video games: Rubelangel
(Rubius and Mangel) and Septiplier (Jacksepticeye and
Markiplier). Slash fiction is a fan-produced genre that
imagines romantic and sexual relationships between
male characters or celebrities who are heterosexual.
The aim of this research is to examine how masculinity
is represented and the way in which it is transformed
due to the protagonists’ falling in love with one another.
Through a critical discourse analysis applied to 22 texts
about Septiplier and Rubelangel, the article analyses
models of masculinity, the constraints and discomforts
they impose on the characters, and the ways masculinity
is reconfigured to make their romantic relationship
possible. The findings show how slash fiction can function
as a space for negotiating and reinterpreting masculinity
within the highly masculinised and heteronormative realm
of video games.

Ona Anglada-Pujol
From meme maker to content creator. An ethnographic approach with Marina Listillas

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This article examines how meme makers become
established professionals, based on an ethnographic
case study focusing on Marina, who runs the Instagram
account @listillas. The study focuses on the transition from
meme maker, a position tied to vernacular and communitybased
creative practices, to the more professional role of
content creator. This case study is part of an ethnography
project carried out between April 2021 and April 2023
that combines participant observation, ethnographic
interviews, and online life stories.
The analysis reveals that professionalisation does
not imply a linear substitution of community logics by
commercial ones, but a tensioned coexistence between
gift economies and platform capitalism. Through strategic
campaigns, Marina reaches out to the community and
to the wider public. Within this setting, she assumes the
role of mediator of a constantly reconfiguring symbolic
laboratory, generating new forms of subjectivity and
cultural value.

Ezequiel Soriano Gómez

Book Reviews

Rovira Sancho, G. #MeToo. La ola de las multitudes conectadas feministas

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Patricia Amigot Leache and Maite López Flamarique
Carratalá Simon, A. Tratamiento ético de la comunidad LGTBI en los medios

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Esmeralda A. Vázquez-Tapia

List of reviewers of Quaderns del CAC Period 2021-2025

List

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