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Digital Geographies of Hope: The Transformative Power of Media

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Academic Editor(s): Cornelia Brantner (Karlstad University), Kaarina Nikunen (Tampere University), and Georgia Aitaki (Karlstad University)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.i501

Table of Contents

Local Media, Rural Depopulation, and Territorial Attachment: Geographies of Hope in Castilla-La Mancha
Vanesa Saiz-Echezarreta, Belén Galletero-Campos and Joan Ramon Rodriguez-Amat
Article | Open Access | Published: 10 December 2025
The Romantic Workplace: How Coworking Spaces Drive Post-Digital Consumption
André Jansson, Karin Fast and Magnus Andersson
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 December 2025
From Virtual Exile to Digital Futures: The Nigerian Entertainment Industry’s Quest to Re-Enchant “Africa”
Jaana Serres
Article | Open Access | Published: 17 December 2025
Digital Geographies and The City: Queer Methodologies of Hope
Sarah Elwood
Article | Open Access | Published: 8 January 2026
Geographies of Hope: Rethinking Deepfake Harms and Gender AI Safety in the Global South
Weijie Huang, Payal Arora and Marta Zarzycka
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 January 2026
Bridging Digital Geographies and Socially Smart Villages: Participatory Action Research in Rural Place Design
Lotta Braunerhielm, Pernille K. Andersson and Laila Gibson
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 January 2026
VR Heterotopia: User Imaginaries of Virtual Reality Headsets as Technology for Reaching Utopic Spaces
Linnea Saltin
Article | Open Access | Published: 5 February 2026
Manifesto for Our Times: Theorising and Demonstrating “Affective Bridges” for Intersectional Feminist Coalitions
Dilara Asardag
Article | Open Access | Published: 11 February 2026
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