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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Online activism"”.
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Intersectional subaltern counterpublics: UndocuQueer online activism and testimonios
… forged an intersectional subaltern counterpublic online through their lived experiences as undocumented and queer. 3) the undocu-movements: UndocuQueer, UndocuTrans, UndocuBlack, UndocuAPI, and UndocuSolidarity operate coalitionally; thus, I call this a coalitional intersectional subaltern …
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How Millennials Engage in Social Media Activism: A Uses and Gratifications Approach
… how Millennials are engaging in social media activism and whether online activism is driving offline activism behaviors. A quantitative survey of 306 participants was conducted to learn more about the gratifications Millennials obtain through social media and whether associations exist between …
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#RodneyReed: a content and thematic analysis of a trending innocence campaign
… dissemination, opinion expression, and online activism (Sandoval-Almazan & Gil-Garcia, 2014). To better understand this viral campaign, we conducted a content and thematic analysis of 740 randomly sampled tweets that included “#RodneyReed” between February 13th, 2015, to November 15th, …
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Ego-tribalism in religion, politics, and media : a changing landscape calls for a new theory of trust.
… trust, social media usage, and increased online political activism during COVID-19 on the belief a political party threatens the unity of the United States. An increase in social trust predicts a lower probability of perceived outgroup threat. Increased social media usage is not predictive …
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Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia
… been a growing literature concerning the role of online technologies in fostering collective action in democratic countries (Bennett and Segerberg, 2012, 2013; Bimber et al., 2005). However, studies in non-democratic settings have tended to focus on high profile but often relatively short-term …
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Sọ̀rọ̀-sókè: Unveiling the theatrics of justice and resistance in Nigeria's #EndSARS movement
… this thesis explores the blending of art and activism within the Sọ̀rọ̀-sókè movement. It analyzes how creative expressions and performative elements served as powerful tools for mobilization, resistance, and reclaiming narratives. Grounded in Practice-Based Research (PBR), the study …
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An Analysis of Social Networks and Framing in the Catalan Independence Movement: Towards a Theory of Networked Nationalist Collective Action
… emerge, with ensuing demonstrations and online activism for Catalan nationalism. With this backdrop, my research seeks to bring an understanding to this new iteration of Catalan nationalist mobilisation by analysing the developments in Twitter-mediated collective action during 2012-2022. …
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Internet control and authoritarianism : regimes defying political change
… these states have cleverly entered the domain of online expression and have utilized the technology to improve governance and control of these societies. The conditions which make it possible for certain states to suppress online activism, and which in turn contributes to the strengthening of …
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The Rape-Revenge Genre in the Digital Age of Heightened Visibility: The Rise of Female Storytellers and Fourth-Wave Feminism
… and the formation of various movements through online activism. In this thesis, I analyze two contemporary rape-revenge films directed by women: The Nightingale (Jennifer Kent, 2018) and Revenge (Coralie Fargeat, 2017), to showcase how the rape-revenge genre interacts with changing feminist …
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Bayasibulala: #AmINext? an analysis of Instagram as a tool for activism against Sexual Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
… has shown that there is a global rise in hashtag activism, this type of activism has also inspired what scholars call - hashtag feminism. Hashtag feminism utilizes Social Networking Sites to raise awareness about issues that are often not covered in traditional news media outlets such as TV, …
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Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence
The online abuse and harassment of women through hate speech is a growing problem. This study explores responses to abuse of women on Twitter, by analysing the tactics employed by the feminist network, Take Back The Tech! (TBTT) to combat online abuse through their global 16 Days of Activism …
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Australian meat consumers’ understandings of farm animal welfare
… participant opinions of farm animal welfare activism, specifically online activism. This research demonstrates that public understandings of farm animal welfare extend far beyond the ways in which an animal is treated on farm or within the meat value chain. This dissertation highlights that …
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#METOO: NETWORKED CELEBRITY ADVOCACY AS CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
… advocacy. Celebrities perform as brokers in online information traffic regarding social causes. This finding suggests that celebrities’ structural advantages in the online topic communities possibly affect their chance of attracting media attention for the public good, of which social …
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Virtually Uninhabitable: A Critical Analysis of Digital Environmental Anti-Toxics Activism
In this dissertation, I analyze online environmental anti-toxics activism. Environmental activist groups have created a presence on the World Wide Web to help empower people to become aware of and struggle against pollution. The sites that I explore (http://www.epa.gov/tri/, …