FILM 260 Lecture 5: Week 5 Notes Social Activism.pdf
10 Jun 2013
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Clicktivism (micah white argues) discourages calling for drastic action. And as such, clicktivism will never breed social revolution . It can reach more people and end up grabbing more people s attention therefore bringing more awareness to an issue. Clicktivism critics often only talk and criticize passive clicktivism (online petitions and. Fb status campaigns) and overlook the more in depth digital projects: 30 minute lm attempting to lead to the arrest of military leader joseph kony in. Film called for a world wide canvassing campaign (cover the night)-> though the turnout was not as good as hoped. But: roughly 3000 people showed up at the whitehouse to push the kony campaign and troops have been sent. Hacktivist group anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan and claim to represent the concept of many online and of ine community users simultaneously existing as an anarchic, digitised global brain. Have released many many online protests, attacks, and campaigns including:
