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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798695303321

Autore

Jenkins Henry <1958->

Titolo

By any media necessary : the new youth activism / / Henry Jenkins, Sangita Shresthova, Arely Zimmerman, Neta Kligler-Vilenchik, Liana Gamber-Thompson ; with an afterword by Elisabeth Soep

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4798-2971-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Connected youth and digital futures ; ; 3

Soggetti

Youth - Political activity - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Youth Voice, Media, and Political Engagement: Introducing the Core Concepts -- 2. “Watch 30 Minute Video on Internet, Become Social Activist”? Kony 2012, Invisible Children, and the Paradoxes of Participatory Politics -- 3. “Decreasing World Suck”: Harnessing Popular Culture for Fan Activism -- 4. Between Storytelling and Surveillance: The Precarious Public of American Muslim Youth -- 5. DREAMing Citizenship: Undocumented Youth, Coming Out, and Pathways to Participation -- 6. Bypassing the Ballot Box: How Libertarian Youth Are Reimagining the Political -- 7. “It’s Called Giving a Shit!”: What Counts as “Politics”? -- Afterword: Necessary Learning.