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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255447803321

Autore

Gerbaudo Paolo

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto, 2012

ISBN

1-84964-800-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

303.484

Soggetti

Social media - Political aspects

Protest movements - History - 21st century

Protest movements - 21st century - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

'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.