"Presenting the findings of research into Australian feminist blogs, this talk combined social movement theory and new media studies to provide new ways of conceptualising online networked activism. Shaw discussed the centrality of political talk in these networks. She argued that feminist bloggers are engaged in acts of political creativity, or discursive activism.
Discursive activism is defined as active engagement with and intervention in mainstream discourses in order to create social change. In this talk, a number of questions and provocations were introduced about how online social movement activity should be conceptualised. This will raise questions about the appropriateness of public sphere theory, and explore the implications of the concept of discursive activism for research into online social movements."(OMG! Scholarly Talks)
Australian feminist blogs and online discursive activism from peterjohnchen on Vimeo.
Frances Shaw's powerpoint presentation is available to view here on OMG! Scholarly Talks.
Video was accessed from OMG! Scholarly Talks. More scholarly talks available on the site.
No comments:
Post a Comment