Essays about: "Black Lives Matter BLM"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Black Lives Matter BLM.

1. 1. Creating National Relevance : A Qualitative Study on “Black Lives Matter Sweden”

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Adia Atwell; [2022]
   Keywords : BLM; Black Lives Matter; Race; Sweden; Qualitative; Transnationalism; Digital Activism; Facebook; Digitally Networked Action;

   Abstract : Black Lives Matter protests and rallies erupted in the summer of 2020 following several cases of police brutality in the US, including the death of George Floyd after video of him being killed by a police officer were shared in the media. These protests quickly spread internationally and pushed countries to face their own histories and structurally embedded racism, including Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. Framing the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests: a socio-legal study of partisan news coverage

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Leander Clément; [2022]
   Keywords : Black Lives Matter; Protest Paradigm; Moral Foundations Theory; police brutality; racial bias; news coverage; CNN; Fox News; New York Times; framing; legal culture; socio-legal; sociology of law; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests brought national attention to the issue of police brutality against black Americans. Across the US, millions of people participated in the protests. This study was conducted with the aim to study news coverage of those events from a socio-legal perspective. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Social Media in the Activism Measures of Nonprofit Organizations : An Empirical Study of Nonprofit Organizations

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Sara Ruzic; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Media; Twitter; Facebook; Instagram; LinkedIn; Digitalization; Digital Ecosystem; User Behavior; Digital Activism; Digital Marketing; NPO Nonprofit Organization ; BLM Black Lives Matter ; LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation ; DDM Dolgin Digital Marketing ; IRC International Rescue Committee ;

   Abstract : Social media and its underlying technologies have created an advanced and sophisticated platform for digital activism. As a result, companies and organizations are undergoing a pivotal transition in how they reach and engage with users in a fast and efficient manner. READ MORE

5. 4. Corporations, Social Movements, and Social Media. Investigating Corporate Engagement with the Black Lives Matter Movement on Twitter.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Nils Lange; [2021-07-27]
   Keywords : Corporate Communication; Social Media; Social Movement; Black Lives Matter; Engagement; Twitter; Dialogue Theory; Public Relations; Strategic Communication;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates to what extent corporations engage with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on Twitter. The purpose is to facilitate a better understanding of corporate communication on social media in general, and around social movements in particular. READ MORE

6. 5. Land of the (Un)Free : The Black Lives Matter Movement’s Objectives and Achievements

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Nicole Bertilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : BLM Movement; New Social Movement Theory; Goal Setting Theory; Post Materialism;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and what achievements it has been able to accomplish related to its objectives, in order to create a better under- standing of how new social movements work and what they can accomplish. The objectives and achievements were divided into different categories: cultural recognition, physical security, socio-economic, and other. READ MORE