MOAR Digital Activism, Please
by Lauri Goodling
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Start Here, Though It’s Not the Beginning of the Story
Since the inception of new media and its offspring, social media, individuals and groups with a mind toward political, social, and cultural change...
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The *New* Public Sphere
There is a long history of civic rhetoric in the public forum. Aristotle, Quintilian, and Cicero all devoted their lives to development of the art and skill...
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Engagement: It's Trending
Despite the message of the mainstream media, a message of disengagement that is also argued in Robert Putnam’s (2000) oft-referenced book...
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From Digital Technology to Digital Action: Charting New Territory
A recent study out of the University of Washington analyzed nearly 1,200 digital campaigns from more than 150 countries that have occurred since...
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Slacktivism (Otherwise Known as Clicktivism)
It is understandable why radical activists might reject, on first glance, the kinds of engagement conducted online: signing of petitions on Change.org...
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Hacktivism, or What’s With the Guy Fawkes Mask?
Hacktivism is perhaps the form of digital activism that receives the greatest media attention. One mention of the word “Anonymous” conjures up...
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Civil Resistance: Digital as a Non-Violent Alternative
The efforts of digital activists can be linked to traditional nonviolent protests and civil resistance activities. Gene Sharp, political science professor...
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Citizen Journalism? But . . . but . . . That’s #JustABlogger
Internet users can harness technology to raise awareness of community and political issues that are being ignored by the dominant or mainstream ...
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#AmTeaching: Civic, Deliberative, and New Media Pedagogy
Jeffrey Grabill (2007) referred to our students, those who write with “advanced information communication technologies (ICTs),” as...
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To Be Continued…
As rhetoricians and compositionists, we are acutely aware of the power of words. Indeed, words are action. The Apology of Socrates is a ...
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