Cross-Language Evolution of Divergent Collective Memory Around the Arab Spring

arXiv:2404.10706v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The Arab Spring was a historic set of protests beginning in 2011 that toppled governments and led to major conflicts. Collective memories of events like these can vary significantly across social contexts in response to political, cultural, and linguistic factors. While Wikipedia plays an important role in documenting both historic and current events, little attention has been given to how Wikipedia articles, created in the aftermath of major events, continue to evolve over years or …

abstract arxiv collective cs.cl cs.cy cs.hc cs.si events evolution governments language major memories memory political protests set social spring type wikipedia