Re.framing Activism

Egypt’s First Hyperlocal Paper: A New Route to Fostering Community Activism and Citizen Engagement

Heba Elsayed is a research fellow at the University of Oxford. Heba’s research interests have centred around media and identity construction, particularly in the Egyptian context. In her guest post for RE.FRAMING ACTIVISM, Heba explores Mantiqti, Egypt’s first hyperlocal paper. The 25th January 2011 not only marked Egypt’s political and social revolution against 30 years…

Small resistances to Big Data: Protecting – and politicising – personal data trails

Tanya Kant is a doctoral researcher in Media and Cultural Studies in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex. Her current research focuses on personalisation on popular online platforms. She is currently conducting interviews with users of tracker blocking tools, especially Ghostery, about their experiences of data tracking, online privacy and…

Anti-War Activism

As the United States of America threaten air strikes on Syria, anti-war protests have taken place across the globe. This week, we’ve collated a list of open access resources on anti-war activism. Burgin, S. (2012) Understanding anti-war activism as a gendering activity: A look at the U.S.’s anti-Vietnam War movement [Journal Article]. Collins, C. (1971) Coming home…

#occupygezi: Protest Posters Progress

Yaman Kayabali is a postgraduate student in the Art History and Museum Curating program at the University of Sussex. Prior to his studies at Sussex, he worked as a project coordinator in an exhibition design company in Istanbul. Yaman is currently researching the effects of political ideology on the early republican architecture in the new…

#occupygezi: Gezi Protests in Turkey

Abandoning Spirituality, or Abandoning Sexuality? Mediation Between Faith and Identity within LGBTQ Activism

Emily Daina Šaras is a Massachusetts Promise Fellow in youth empowerment and social justice, working with disadvantaged teens at a nonprofit organization in Boston, USA. After graduating from Wellesley College in 2010, Emily was a Fulbright Fellow in Lithuania, and earned Fulbright-Hays and Smith-Mundt grants from the US Embassy for her work teaching Lithuanian youth…

Celebrity Politics: Image and Identity in Contemporary Political Communications by Mark Wheeler

Mark Wheeler is a Professor of Political Communications at London Metropolitan University. Mark’s research interests include the political economy of the global mass media, the political relations between Hollywood and Washington, and the rise of celebrity politics. This week, Mark Wheeler introduces his new book on Celebrity Politics. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had…

G8 Resources

Last week, the G8 summit was held in Northern Ireland. Media coverage leading up the events, focused on a police operation costing £50 million. Gatherings of ‘world leaders’ have long interested protesters and academics researching political dissent. This week, we’ve compiled a listing of open-access resources on activism linked to G8 summits. Barr, D. &…

The Newspapers, if they did not Remain Silent, rushed to Fabricate Wrongdoings by the protestors

Işınsu Engindeniz is a Masters student of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Sussex. She has recently returned to Turkey, participated in the demonstrations in Gezi Park in Taksim and is now reporting on the protests from Ankara. This week, Işınsu contributes a guest post about activist actions in Turkey and the lack of response…

Movement Praxis Prefigures System Change

James Anderson is a Ph.D student in Mass Communications and Media Arts at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale. His research interests include social movements, political economy, world systems analysis, critical pedagogy, prefigurative direct action and satire. He believes praxis makes perfect. He also says his words are his weapon, and, like so many others, he…