[PDF.71bp] Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

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 | #864282 in Books |  2012-10-11 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.47 x.50 x5.32l,.57 | File type: PDF | 208 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| This is an important book on the intersection of social ...|By Todd Wolfson|This is an important book on the intersection of social movements and technology. Gerbaudo introduces the term "choreography of assembly" to help us understand how leadership and direction is developed through social media in contemporary social activism. Definitely worth the read if you are interested| |'Tweets and the Streets is very timely, not just in terms of addressing the impact of Web 2.0 on social movements and activism, but also in that it addresses and soberly assesses the use of technology from recent protests in North Africa and elsewhere [...] I

Tweets and the Streets analyses the culture of the new protest movements of the 21st century. From the Arab Spring to the 'indignados' protests in Spain and the Occupy movement, Paolo Gerbaudo examines the relationship between the rise of social media and the emergence of new forms of protest.

Gerbaudo argues that activists' use of Twitter and Facebook does not fit with the image of a 'cyberspace' detached from physical reality. Instead, social media is ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism   |  Paolo Gerbaudo. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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