Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

Riley.C.Murray — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:49:51 +0000

Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism Riley.C.Murray Tue, 07/20/2021 - 12:49pm

Paolo Gerbaudo’s Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism is a fascinating and evocative book that is based on the author’s grass-roots experiences during the January 2011 uprising against Mubarak in Egypt, the May 2011 indignados protest in Spain, and the September 2011 Occupy Wall Street movements. He uses his findings to challenge techno-optimists, pessimists, and contemporary social movement mainstream theories. Gerbaudo, Director of the Centre for Digital Culture, argues that techno-theorists do not consider how the use of technology differs based on geography and culture. He contends in his theory of “choreography of assembly” that social media aids in setting the foundations of the nature and type of movement where “soft” leaders emerge within social media communication to guide the emotional and physical nature of a social movement.

Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad Peter J. Munson Mon, 11/19/2012 - 5:30am

The evolution of al-Qaeda's media strategy.

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Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad