02921nam 2200637 a 450 991081970290332120240516170830.01-315-59452-81-317-09877-31-317-09876-51-280-67768-697866136546181-4094-2679-3(CKB)2670000000204124(EBL)932426(OCoLC)795120325(SSID)ssj0000657318(PQKBManifestationID)12206250(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657318(PQKBWorkID)10656082(PQKB)11254786(Au-PeEL)EBL932426(CaPaEBR)ebr10568771(CaONFJC)MIL922641(MiAaPQ)EBC932426(EXLCZ)99267000000020412420120106d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedia practices and protest politics how precarious workers mobilise /Alice Mattoni1st ed.Burlington, Vt. Ashgate20121 online resource (214 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4094-2678-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Theoretical reflections on the study of grassroots political communication -- The discursive context and contentious field of precarity in Italy -- The construction of precarious subjects in mobilisations against precarity -- Reflections in the mirror. media knowledge practices -- Surfing media diversity. relational media practices -- The construction of public identities. media representations of protest -- Conclusions. the circuit of grassroots political communication.Media Practices and Protest Politics offers important insights for understanding mechanisms and patterns of visibility in struggles for recognition and redistribution in post-democratic societies and provides a valuable contribution to the field of political communication and social movement studies. Explaining how activists perceive and understand the media environment in which they are embedded the book discusses how they must interact with a diverse range of media professionals and technologies and considers how mainstream, radical left-wing and alternative media represent protests.Political participationItalySocial movementsItalyCommunication in politicsItalyPolitical participationSocial movementsCommunication in politics322.40945Mattoni Alice1978-1139384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819702903321Media practices and protest politics3974492UNINA