Alternative and Activist New MediaISBN: 978-0-7456-4184-3
Paperback
200 pages
February 2011, Polity
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Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and
accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and
citizen groups around the world use new media and information
technologies to gain visibility and voice, present alternative or
marginal views, share their own DIY information systems and
content, and otherwise resist, talk back to, or confront dominant
media culture. Today, a lively and contentious cycle of capture,
cooptation, and subversion of information, content, and system
design marks the relationship between the mainstream
‘center’ and the interactive, participatory
‘edges’ of media culture.
Five principal forms of alternative and activist new media projects are introduced, including the characteristics that make them different from more conventional media forms and content. The book traces the historical roots of these projects in alternative media, social movements, and activist art, including analyses of key case studies and links to relevant electronic resources. Alternative and Activist New Media will be a useful addition to any course on new media and society, and essential for readers interested in new media activism.
Five principal forms of alternative and activist new media projects are introduced, including the characteristics that make them different from more conventional media forms and content. The book traces the historical roots of these projects in alternative media, social movements, and activist art, including analyses of key case studies and links to relevant electronic resources. Alternative and Activist New Media will be a useful addition to any course on new media and society, and essential for readers interested in new media activism.