Environmental activism, social media, and protest in China : becoming activists over wild public networks / Elizabeth Brunner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brunner, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

Environmental communication and nature: conflict and ecoculture in the anthropocene

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism--China.

Environmentalism.

Social media--Political aspects--China.

Social media.

Protest movements--China.

Protest movements.

Social media--Political aspects.

China.

Political participation--China.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

xvii, 181 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book is an in-depth study on the use of social media in environmental activism in China. The author weaves together post-structuralist theory, media theory, social movement theory, and environmental communication studies to analyze concepts such as wild public networks and force majeure in the context of contemporary social movements"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The entangled environments of degradation and activism

The environmental impacts of China's "opening": a rising culture of protest

Social movements over wild public networks

Social movements as Force Majeure: Xiamen's 2007 PX Protest

The disappointment in Dalian

Maoming: networks of corruption and activism

Conclusion: Force Majeure: understanding social media, social movements, and rhetoric as force.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version: Brunner, Elizabeth. Environmental activism, social media, and protest in China

ISBN:

9781793606129

1793606129

OCLC:

1104034952