Twitter and tear gas : the power and fragility of networked protest / Zeynep Tufekci.
2017
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Twitter and tear gas : the power and fragility of networked protest / Zeynep Tufekci.
Imprint
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
Copyright
©2017.
Description
xxxi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part one: Making a movement
A networked public
Censorship and attention
Leading the leaderless
Movement cultures
Part two: A protester's tools
Technology and people
Platforms and algorithms
Names and connections
Part three: After the protests
Signaling power and signaling to power
Governments strike back
Epilogue: The uncertain climb.
A networked public
Censorship and attention
Leading the leaderless
Movement cultures
Part two: A protester's tools
Technology and people
Platforms and algorithms
Names and connections
Part three: After the protests
Signaling power and signaling to power
Governments strike back
Epilogue: The uncertain climb.
Summary
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. Tufekci explains the nuanced trajectories of modern protests-how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change. Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture-and offer essential insights into the future of governance.
Note
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. Tufekci explains the nuanced trajectories of modern protests-how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change. Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture-and offer essential insights into the future of governance.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K564.C6 .T85 2017
Language
English
ISBN
0300215126
9780300215120
9780300215120
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