Mohamed Zayani

Networked Publics and Digital Contention

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings into focus the relationship between Internet development, youth activism, cyber resistance, and political participation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780190239770
• ISBN-10: 0190239778
• Artikelnr.: 47863398

Autorenporträt

Mohamed Zayani is Associate Professor of Critical Theory at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar and Director of the Media and Politics Program.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
I. Introduction: On Digital Contention and Everyday Life
II. The Mirage of Progress: A Nation's Unfulfilled Promise
III. A Crisis of Authority: Offline Activism and Simmering Discontent
IV. Cyber Activism Comes of Age: Activists, Diasporas and Networks
V. The Politicization of the Blogosphere: When Diarists Become Activists
VI. The Battle over Internet Control: From the Web to the Street
VII. Mediatizing the Revolution: The Appeal of Social Networks
VIII. Post-Revolutionary Dynamics: Changes and Challenges
Appendix
Notes
References
Index