title: Disruption and transformation in media events theory: The case of the Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine
abstract: Abstract Media events, Dayan and Katz argue, compose a narrative genre that follows specific structural principles and narrative tropes and that works toward societal integration. However, a specific subset of media events is labelled transformative, and these work towards societal change. In this article, we point to an unresolved tension between transformative events and what has subsequently been introduced as disruptive events. Our discussion builds on research on the developments in post-So
journal: Nordic Journal of Media Studies