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Digital activism in the social media era = critical reflections on emerging trends in sub-Aaharan Africa /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Digital activism in the social media era/ edited by Bruce Mutsvairo.
其他題名:	critical reflections on emerging trends in sub-Aaharan Africa /
其他作者:	Mutsvairo, Bruce.
出版者:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2016.,
面頁冊數:	xv, 341 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
標題:	Communication - Africa, Sub-Saharan. -
標題:	Africa, Sub-Saharan - Politics and government. -
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40949-8
ISBN:	9783319409498

Digital activism in the social media era = critical reflections on emerging trends in sub-Aaharan Africa /
Digital activism in the social media eracritical reflections on emerging trends in sub-Aaharan Africa /[electronic resource] :edited by Bruce Mutsvairo. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2016. - xv, 341 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a continent booming with mobile innovation and a plethora of social networking sites, the Internet is considered a powerful platform used by pro-democracy activists to negotiate and sometimes push for reform-based political and social changes in Africa. The book discusses and theorizes digital activism within social and geo-political realms, analysing cases such as the #FeesMustFall and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns in South Africa and Nigeria respectively to question the extent to which they have changed the dynamics of digital activism in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparative case study reflections in eight African countries identify and critique digital concepts questioning what impact they have had on the civil society. Cases also explore the African LGBT community as a social movement while discussing opportunities and challenges faced by online activists fighting for LGBT equality. Finally, gender-based activists using digital tools to gain attention and facilitate social changes are also appraised.

ISBN: 9783319409498

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-40949-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Communication
--Africa, Sub-Saharan.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

801850
Africa, Sub-Saharan
--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: HM742 / .D53 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 303.4840285

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