Essays about: "traditional activist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words traditional activist.

  1. 1. From Villains and Victims to “we have all the power”. How disability advocates are reclaiming their power and challenging norms on social media.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bronagh Flanagan; [2023]
    Keywords : Disability; Representation; Social Media; Instagram; Activism; Intersectionality; Ableism; Accessibility; Stereotypes; Education;

    Abstract : Disabled people have a long history of being excluded and treated as the “Other”, as well as being portrayed in films and on TV using negative tropes such as The Villain and The Victim. When one’s identity has been excluded or misrepresented in entertainment media, social media can also be used as a form of self-representation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Citizen OSINT Analysts : Motivations of Open-Source Intelligence Volunteers

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Josie Cochrane; [2022]
    Keywords : open-source intelligence; citizen journalism; self-determination theory; social media; Russia-Ukraine war; fact-checking; activist journalism; psychology; media psychology;

    Abstract : The amount of open-source information – that is, data, images, and footage that is openly available to the public - is growing exponentially. With it, so is the number of citizens analysing this data to form open-source intelligence (OSINT). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Secret's Out! TENA's mission to break the taboo around incontinence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Eileen Marlena Kersten; Lieke Theadora Adriana Brinkhof; Felicia Do; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : On the 23rd of April 2019, TENA made a bold decision to launch a game-changing product by addressing a taboo subject publicly. The Silhouette Noir product is a unique adult diaper that looks and feels like elegant black underwear. READ MORE

  5. 4. Marginalized Indigenous Knowledge and Contemporary Swedish Colonialism: The Case of Reindeer Husbandry in Gällivare Forest Sámi Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/CEMUS

    Author : Elaine Mumford; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Indigenous Knowledge; Traditional Knowledge; Sámi; Colonialism; Land Use; hållbar utveckling; traditionell kunskap; ursprunglig kunskap; samer; kolonialism; markanvändning;

    Abstract : In the Forest Sámi community (Skogssameby) of Gällivare in northeastern Sweden, reindeer husbandry is in peril as commercial interests degrade viable reindeer habitat. Among clear-cut forest and young plantations, between highways and railroad tracks, reindeer seek dwindling food. READ MORE

  6. 5. Connectivity in Action: Activist Comments as Evidence of a Pan-European Public Sphere on Social Media. A Case Study of the European Commission’s Instagram Page

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Theodora Cristina Canciu; [2021]
    Keywords : Activism; Cyberactivism; European identity; European public sphere; Social media; Europeanization; European Commission; Instagram; politics; engagement; comments; citizens; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The features of social media platforms not only enable the communication between citizens and political actors or institutions, in the form of comments, but also help in magnifying citizens’ voices and opinions and facilitating mass mobilization or political protests. The European Union institutions seem to understand the capacity of social media as a locus for citizen engagement, be it activism or deliberation, and have thus developed a strong presence across platforms. READ MORE