Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543628915 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protests - how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change. She describes how the Internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing Internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture - and offer essential insights into the future of governance.. To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir S
"This book displays a deep understanding of what constitutes mass" according to David Parry. This book displays a deep understanding of what constitutes mass protest in the 21st century. Tufekci manages to blend quantitative knowledge with qualitative insight. Rather than being one of the many "tech will save us" or "tech will ruin us" books already in existence this book manages a far more insightful and nuanced approach. What emerges is a complex understanding of this phenomena with some surprising conclusions and insights. As a professor of digital media I'll be using this book in my classes.. Thoughtful, clear, and important Paul This is a remarkable book, and a rare blend of thoughtful scholarly analysis, first-hand reporting from sites of critical political importance, practical lessons for social media activists, and delightfully clear and compelling writing. Few people have the experience and perspective on social media and contemporary political activism that Zeynep Tufekci demonstrates here, and the book undercuts easy rhetorics of "Twitter-powered revolutions" or of "slacktivism". It shows that social media have hugely important roles to play in political mobilization, but that the story of the relationship between those spheres of experience is a complicated . Must read for the socially-conscious netizen of today! This is a must-read for anyone --- lay person or academic --- interested in the increasing role the Internet and social media has played in recent protests around the globe. Tufecki draws on her extensive first-hand experience with movements that have used recent technologies from the Zapatistas through Occupy and recent events in the Middle East and the last US presidental election, looking at how today's networked platforms can be easily co-opted by small groups to reach large audiences and the resulting successes and failures, contrasting the work with earlier movements such as the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. Given her cu
Will be long cited, deservedly, by activists, technologists, and others grasping at the relationship between our causes and our screens. Twitter and Tear Gas is a book that, superimposed on a seemingly familiar landscape, utterly transforms the view."—Carlos Lozada, Washington Post. "Tufekci's personal experience in the squares and streets, melded with her scholarly insights on technology and communication platforms, makes Twitter and Tear Gas such an unusual and illuminating work