Hashtag activism interrogated and embodied : case studies on social justice movements / edited by Melissa Ames and Kristi McDuffie.

Other author Ames, Melissa, 1978- editor.
Other author McDuffie, Kristi, 1981- editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationLogan : Utah State University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date©2023
Description1 online resource : illustrations
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Contents Foreword: the significance of hastag activism in this political moment / André Brock -- Introduction : redefining hashtag activism / Melissa Ames and Kristi McDuffie -- Networked intervention and the emergence of #BostonHelp / Megan McIntyre -- Sticky hashtags : the role of emotions and affect in hashtag activism / Salma Kalim -- Affecting digital activism : comparative study of tweets from the March For Our Lives rallies and Women's Marches / Melissa Ames and Kristi McDuffie -- #iLookLikeAnEngineer : women reclaiming STEM through hashtag activism / Holly M. Wells -- The ideograph and the #pussyhat : multimodal rhetorics of brevity in the Women's March / Sarah Riddick -- Imagi(ni)ng radicalism in the context of Indian student activism : the discursivity of hashtags and memes / Avishek Ray and Neha Gupta -- Wake up Mr. West : Kanye West, the Sunken Place, and the rhetoric of Black Twitter / Kyesha Jennings -- Lexa deserved better : how one character's death sparked a revolution and changed media representation for the LGBTQ+ community / Erin B. Waggoner -- Constructing digital diasporic spaces and reframing Black masculinity through Insecure's #LawrenceHive / Robert Barry Jr. -- Meme warfare and fake hashtag activism : 4chan's alt-right trolling culture / Jeffrey J. Hall -- A rhetoric of zaniness : trolling, the alt-right, and Pepe the Frog / Sean Milligan -- Who's the #FakeHistorian? : the rhetoric of #FakeHistory among conservative (counter)publics on Twitter / Anonymous -- Digital matters : Twitter reacts and hashtivist narratives / Gabriel I. Green and Morgan K. Johnson -- Conclusion : capturing a moving target : ethical research practices for hashtag activism / Elizabeth Buchanan, Rosemary Clark-Parsons, Stephanie Vie, William I. Wolff, and Kristi McDuffie.
Abstract "This volume analyzes the ways hashtags repurpose and reclaim societal narratives, carrying over into external spaces and are embodied by both participants and spectators alike. A diverse set of contributors from a range of disciplines utilize a variety of methodologies to interrogate trajectories and strategies of specific hashtag campaigns"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 02, 2023).
Issued in other formPrint version: Hashtag activism interrogated and embodied Logan : Utah State University Press, [2023] 9781646423170
Genre/formCase studies.
LCCN 2022040067
ISBN1646423186 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9781646423187 (electronic bk.)
ISBNpaperback
ISBN(hardcover)
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