Social movements and their technologies: Wiring social change

Murat Akser

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Abstract

Stefania Milan’s book is about the interaction between social movements and how they use media technologies. Her main premise is that communication technologies are instrumental in giving social movements a voice, and that beyond this, they are part of the impact of the social movements and they affect the way these movements operate. She calls the real life use of media in social movement activism “Emancipatory Communication Practices,” which she treats as a function of technological development that in return changes the political culture.
LanguageEnglish
Pages1194-1196
JournalNew Media and Society
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2015

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Akser, Murat. / Social movements and their technologies: Wiring social change. In: New Media and Society. 2015 ; Vol. 17, No. 7. pp. 1194-1196.
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Akser M. Social movements and their technologies: Wiring social change. New Media and Society. 2015 Aug 1;17(7):1194-1196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444815579890a

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