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Enrico De Angelis introduces in The Controversial Archive: Negotiating Horror Images in Syria the definition of Orphan Images, which are images that have no background information. There is a lack of context regarding where, when and who took the picture. These pictures portray the raw reality of the revolution in the Middle East, more specificallyContinua a leggere “Powerful Images”

The book The Arab Archive: Mediated Memories and Digital Flows talks about the practice of archiving to preserve important material that was collected during the Arab Spring. Since the end of 2010, the Arab world has been the protagonist of revolts, revolutions, and the territory that interested journalists, televisions, and film-makers. During the uprising of the revolution,Continua a leggere “Archiving to Remember”

David Garcia and Geert Lovink in the tactical media manifesto define tactical media as a set of practices that can be used by activists to produce counter information. It is known as the “DYI” media, which means that it is created using creativity and it is a simple and effective tool of communication. The way itContinua a leggere “Tactical Media”

Evgeny Morozov writes in “The brave new world of slacktivism” what are the risks of online activism. He states that internet activism can lead to “Slacktivism”, which is a term used to define “feel-good” online activism that has zero social or political impact. Morozov talks about slactivism from a critical perspective, as he states that by doing so,Continua a leggere “Slacktivism”

Brand activism is a political or social involvement that brands participate in to promote social change. It based on consumption which results in making the brand stronger and more robust. By taking a position in social or political change, the brands become more relatable in the eyes of the consumer. Consumers identify themselves with whatContinua a leggere “Brand-Me Activism”

The tactic that I want to focus on is the last one, investigate and expose. The clip begins by exposing videos of criminal tortures that took place in Egypt. Tortures occurred in Egypt, but the media rarely showed it. The spread of videos of Egyptians torturing people inspired bloggers and journalists to write about it,Continua a leggere “INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE”

Commodity activism is a type of activism that becomes merchandised in a capitalistic society. Commodity activists are those people who refuse opposition between consumerism and politics and try to practice politics through consumptions. This kind of activism offers critical insights into this type of resistance. When a social action becomes connected to a market action.Continua a leggere “Activism through Consumption”

According to Dean in Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies: Communicative Capitalism and Left Politics, communicative capitalism is a form of democracy that talks without responding. A democratic government is supposed to give power to the people when it comes to making important decisions, although this does not always happen. For example, when George W. Bush gave his consentContinua a leggere “No Response to the People”

Collective action is the set of processes of how to get to the change-oriented goal that a movement has. It requires people to make difficult choices and to be part of more established group identities or ideologies. Connective action is based on sharing content across media networks, and it allows a bigger involvement of peopleContinua a leggere “Collective Action vs Connective Action”

The kind of activism adopted by Sardine is associated with social media, therefore it is built around weak ties. The term “weak ties” means that the people who participate in the social movement are tied with acquaintances and their relations with each other are strengthened by social media. Sardine constantly plan their next meetings inContinua a leggere “A weak-tie movement”