Activist Media: Documenting Movements and Networked Solidarity - Couverture souple

Canella, Gino

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1978824343 ISBN 13 : 9781978824348

Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Honorable Mention for the ICA Activism, Communication and Social Justice Interest Group 2024 Outstanding Book Award

Now more than ever, activists are using media to document injustice and promote social and political change. Yet with so many media platforms available, activists sometimes fail to have a coherent media and communication strategy.

Drawing from his experiences as a documentary filmmaker with Black Lives Matter 5280 and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 in Denver, Colorado, Gino Canella argues that activist media create opportunities for activists to navigate conflict and embrace their political and ideological differences. Canella details how activist media practices--interviewing organizers, script writing, video editing, posting on social media, and hosting community screenings--foster solidarity among grassroots organizers.

Informed by media theory, this book explores how activists are using media to mobilize supporters, communicate their values, and reject anti-union rhetoric. Furthermore, it demonstrates how collaborative media projects can help activists build broad-based coalitions and amplify their vision for a more equitable and just society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

GINO CANELLA is a documentary filmmaker and assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. His research and creative works examine how activists use media to build solidarity and intervene in social, political, and journalistic discourses about race and labor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rutgers University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1978824343
• ISBN 13: 9781978824348
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible