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Global Civil Society Coalition launches website to promote Access to Knowledge: by Anubha Sinha — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Oct 12, 2022 12:05 PM — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, movements
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The Digital Tipping Point: by Maesy Angelina — published Jan 21, 2011 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:36 AM — filed under: Cyberspace, Digital Activism, Digital Natives, Street sexual harassment, Blank Noise Project, Beyond the Digital, Youth, Social Networking, movements
Is Web 2.0 really the only reason why youth digital activism is so successful in mobilizing public engagement? A look into the transformation of Blank Noise’s blog from a one-way communication medium into a site of public dialogue and collaboration reveals the crucial factors behind the success.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
First Thing First: by Maesy Angelina — published Oct 27, 2010 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:31 AM — filed under: Cyberspace, Digital Activism, Eve teasing, Digital Natives, Street sexual harassment, Youth, Beyond the Digital, movements
Studies often focus on how digital natives do their activism in identifying the characteristics of youth digital activism and dedicate little attention to what the activism is about. The second blog post in the Beyond the Digital series reverses this trend and explores how the Blank Noise Project articulates the issue it addresses: street sexual harassment.
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What's in a Name? Or Why Clicktivism May Not Be Ruining Left Activism in India, At Least For Now: by Anja Kovacs — published Sep 10, 2010 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 09:25 AM — filed under: histories of internet in India, Digital Activism, movements, Research
In a recent piece in the Guardian titled “Clicktivism Is Ruining Leftist Activism”, Micah White expressed severe concern that, in drawing on tactics of advertising and marketing research, digital activism is undermining “the passionate, ideological and total critique of consumer society”. His concerns are certainly shared by some in India: White's piece has been circulating on activist email lists where people noted with concern that e-activism may be replacing “the real thing” even in this country. But is the situation in India really this dire?
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