Tweets and the streets : social media and contemporary activism /

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"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 a new protest culture. Gerbaudo argues that activists' use of Twitter and Facebook does not fit with...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gerbaudo, Paolo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2012.
Series:Free online access: Knowledge Unlatched.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Social media > Political aspects.
Protest movements > History > 21st century.
Médias sociaux > Aspect politique.
Contestation > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Media studies.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Society.
Protest movements.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'Friendly' reunions : social media and the choreography of assembly
  • 'We are not guys of comment and like' : the revolutionary coalescence of Shabab-al-Facebook
  • 'We are not on Facebook, we are on the streets!' : the harvesting of indignation
  • 'The hashtag which did (not) start a revolution' : the laborious adding up to the 99%
  • 'Follow me, but don't ask me to lead you!' : liquid organising and choreographic leadership.

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