From masterchef to the Arab Spring via Wikileaks: social media and political change
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Article Title | From masterchef to the Arab Spring via Wikileaks: social media and political change |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Huijser, Henk (Author) and Little, Janine (Author) |
Journal Title | New Zealand Online Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies |
Journal Citation | 1 (1) |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | New Zealand |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.nzojis.co.nz/135536/info/links.html |
Abstract | This comparison between Bahrain and Australia shows how the main impact of social and mobile media has been in the form of facilitators of rapid political mobilization, as well as tools for everyday socializing and entertainment. Social media are both contributors to, and symptomatic of, a blurring of the boundaries between politics and entertainment, and public and private spheres, whether their users are in Australia or Bahrain, but they are not in themselves the makers of material sites of democracy or even agency. |
Keywords | social media, political change, mobile media, Arab Spring, Wikileaks, Slactivism, Hactivism |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470105. Journalism studies |
441004. Social change | |
440811. Political theory and political philosophy | |
470102. Communication technology and digital media studies | |
Public Notes | Open access journal. |
Byline Affiliations | Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education |
Deakin University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1539/from-masterchef-to-the-arab-spring-via-wikileaks-social-media-and-political-change
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