Tweets and the streets : social media and contemporary activism / Paolo Gerbaudo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerbaudo, Paolo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Political aspects.

Social media.

Protest movements--History--21st century.

Protest movements.

Protest movements--21st century--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 194 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'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, Paolo Gerbaudo examines the relationship between the rise of social media and the emergence of new forms of protest.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. 'Friendly' Reunions: Social Media and the Choreography of Assembly

2. 'We are not guys of comment and like': The Revolutionary Coalescence of Shabab-al-Facebook

3. 'We are not on Facebook, we are on the streets!': The Harvesting of Indignation

4. 'The hashtag which did (not) start a revolution': The Laborious Adding Up to the 99%

5. 'Follow me, but don't ask me to lead you!' Liquid Organising and Choreographic Leadership

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9781849648004

184964800X

OCLC:

818317949