Activism industry

rhetoric background, I will apply some terms and theories from various scholars in that field as well to give a better understanding of the material being studied. David R. Croteau discusses hegemony in detail in chapter five of Media/Society: Industries, Images and Audiences, hegemony he points out is a term that is as Antonio Gramsci wrote, “the notion of hegemony connects questions of culture, power, and ideology. In short, Gramsci argued that ruling groups can maintain their power through force

great deal of political involvement in student protests. As stated by Hanna (1971) students tend to be political activist due to their fear of failing and use political means in order to change their academicals fate, in such a way that political activism will not harm their future. Many students have either been dismissed, punished or had their bursaries stripped away for protests against the university. Students often stop their strike without having to address their demands. The worse ordeal is

Internet is changing society because people's cognitive processes, triggered by access to information and communication, replace the strong social ties that traditionally underpin committed activism. In simpler words, in the past, humanity used the herd instinct as the main driving force behind committed forms of activism. Thanks to the Internet, we climb another step or three on the evolutionary ladder, and simply do away with the herd instinct and replace it with reason. The argument, if put this way

Case study: Anonymous While the motivation of terrorist acts remains the same, the rapid evolution of technique has provided to those that use terror as a method to attain their goals, new weapons with a potential that is not fully quantified. The database, the measures of protection and security, the equipment meant to reassure our safety are exposed to those new types of weapons, the traditional methods of fight becoming impractical. The cyber-crimes are a supplement for cyber-terrorism in what

However, “Contrary to the idea that social media creates a polarizing “filter bubble,” exposing people to only a narrow range of opinions, 70 percent of Millennials say that their social media feeds are comprised of diverse viewpoints evenly mixed between those similar to and different from their own. (American Press Institute, 2015, p. 3) This disputes the notion that everybody who engages in social media receive a uniform message, and these diverse viewpoints also enables users to become judicious

Scene 1 - News reporter explains the background information NEWS REPORTER: Good evening. Welcome to Hong Kong News Time. Tonight we are highlighting the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution. After the 1984 agreement between China and the United Kingdom, Hong Kong was governed as a British Colony until 1997, at which time it was handed back to China. When Hong Kong was returned to China, it was governed under a “one country, two systems” policy. This means that the citizens enjoyed the benefits of a

Case Summary What has occurred in the Niger Delta is linked to its past struggles with military rule transitioning to democratic rule, which often ends in a military regime taking control nonetheless. From the start of its independence, Nigeria has slowly grown in its dependence on oil as it’s main economic revenue stream. Before the discovery of oil, the state had yam and cassava crops, palm oil, rubber, and lumbers that provided economic revenue, though modest (Jike, V.T. 2004). However once oil

issues. Instead they will be more likely to engage in more grassroots, individual acts of activism. Case selection Addressing the question of why youth do not vote is a large task and one that would require much more than two interviews. I chose to focus down onto the LBGTQ+ community as a most likely case to find low levels of traditional political involvement and high levels of interpersonal grassroots activism. Due to social views on being homosexual, gender queer, or transsexual, etc., until quite

The activists feel like this disruptive protest is needed in order to disturb not only the public but to disturb politicians and people in high places. They feel like in this way they will grab the attention, sympathy, and support of citizens and will force politicians to face these issues and propose solutions to them like police reform and will also remind the police force and all other authorities that they are aware of these injustices and that they are never ignored (Mather). The main point

treating him a certain way (badly), simply because of his culture. Through the testimonio, these early encounters show us how Castro’s identity and core values were shaped. Furthermore, Castro’s testimonio allows him to tell a fuller story of social activism. For example, Castro vividly recalls the Watts Riot that took place in Los Angeles. The Watts Riot was the result of the community reacting to allegations of police brutality against an African-American motorcyclist. Castros explains, “If you lived