Description
| Product ID: | 9780367740412 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Tit-For-Tat Media |
| Subtitle: | The Contentious Bodies and Sex Imagery of Political Activism |
| Authors: | Author: Katrien Jacobs |
| Page Count: | 122 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Communication studies, History, Popular culture, Media studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology, Political structure and processes, Political campaigning and advertising, Communication studies, Humanities, Popular culture, Media studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology, Political structure & processes, Political campaigning & advertising, Asia |
| Description: | This book examines the visual-sexual turn in social media discourses in the field of online activism with a particular focus on the extraordinary protest years of 2018-2020. This book examines the visual-sexual turn in social media discourses in the field of online activism with a particular focus on the extraordinary protest years of 2018–2020. Presenting a socially engaged theory of "tit-for-tat media" and including case-studies on activist movements such as the Euro-American alt-right, the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and revolutionary artists in China, this study reveals how visual cultures, including gendered or sexualized imagery, are utilized to influence public perception. By presenting in-depth explorations of online ethnography, interviews with activists and studies of the political histories and urban protests-environments, the volume uncovers how local artists, netizens and citizens are using media and digital imagery in contemporary activism. Covering a broad spectrum of social media content, from hyper-cute manga and cartoons to satirical pornography and sexualized hate-speech, it will be of huge interest to students and scholars of media and communication studies, political communication, sexuality and gender studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-24 |
