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Alternative Media and Politics of Resistance; A Communication Perspective

Alternative Media and Politics of Resistance; A Communication Perspective

Atkinson, Joshua D.

Paperback

Series: Frontiers in Political Communication, Book 16

General ReferenceGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1433105179
ISBN13: 9781433105173
Publisher: Peter Lang Us
Published: Dec 4 2009
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Scholars of journalism and media studies have illustrated the production of alternative media as a means for activists to generate dissent, while communication scholars have examined activists' performances and image events as challenges to dominant power structures. The approaches of both fields have contributed to academic understanding of social movements in modern society, but until now, their findings have emerged separate from one another. This book brings together both lines of research, and demonstrates the role of alternative media in the performance of resistance against power structures by contemporary activists. Specifically, the book explores the role of alternative media in the establishment of activist networks in local communities; the role of alternative media in the construction of strategies of resistance by networked activists; and the role of interactivity between local and global networks in production of alternative media content. The book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses concerning social movements within the fields of communication, media, and journalism.

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