Digital Communication 2001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Underground Railroad, Richard Stallman, Black Twitter
6 Apr 2018
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Watchdog, underground form of communication, fights mainstream media. A diverse force for social change, loosely coordinated. A large network of black twitter users. A vehicle for conversation within the black diaspora. A means of redresses the injustices of media representation and media tone deafness. Performance and self-identification through hashtags or retweeting. Vindication a vehicle for change in the material world. Feminista jones https://www. salon. com/2013/07/17/how_twitter_fuels_black_activism/ tools of modern sociopolitical activism. African-americans have historically relied on alternative communication styles and underground means to connect and build networks. We use twitter to disseminate and collect information to create a bigger dialogue. Connection a meta level with conversations about social media networks and how. Thematic notes and conversations on particular topics they"re linked. #metoo campaign (tarana burke): the power of survivors of sexual assault sharing their stories. Twisting words to make sharing" apps seem selfless - natasha singer https://www. nytimes. com/2015/08/09/technology/twisting-words-to-make-sharing-apps-s eem-selfless. html.
