Saabism and Saabists: An ethnographic analysis of Saab culture

[richardk3000]

Onlangs gevonden op de Internets: een wetenschappelijke studie over onze afwijking.

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Abstract
Both Simmel and Goffman were deeply persuaded that the big things in society, in actual observable reality are made up of a dynamic and complex system of interlocking and interacting small things. In this paper, I wish to examine the online-offline communicative and semiotic practices of one such “less conspicuous” social group: the Saabists. Based on long term digital ethnographic research I will provide a description and analysis of how Saabists discursively and semiotically construct identity on-and offline in a transnational niche. Saabists, I will argue, are a translocal and polycentric micro-population sharing a ‘culture’ – Saab culture or Saabism - and an ‘identity’. I clearly argue in favor of a materialistic approach to identity and group formation. The reasons therefore are evident: Identity should not only be understood in a certain chronotope, but is also embedded in ‘infrastructure’, what Arnaut, Karrebaek and Spotti (2016) call Poiesis-infrastructures.

[DV 9-3]

Given the fact that most "Saabists" choose to drive a Saab because it's different and quirky, i will argue that most "Saabists" mainly share their differences. Which, unfortunately, is a rare culture in most communities. The controversially shared common "Identity" of a "Saabist" inherently will be difficult, even unlikely, to attach to any community. Therefor i would say "Saabisits" can be categorized as an incoherent group of Individuals. At the most.

[richardk3000]

Dat laatste is goud! Zou een goeie titel voor dit forum zijn.

[ico9-3]

het zit toch iets complexer zei de auteur

[Saapie]

Geweldig dit!!!! .....Ik zeg, pak de ANT van Bruno Latour erbij . Saab is dan "de actant"...haha..

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor-netwerktheorie