Technology and Resistance
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Author Description
What happens when the means of communication, often centralized, become diffused? What happens when coalitions in South Africa, Malawi, China, Russia, Turkey, Burma, El Salvador, and the United States utilize electronic technologies to seek enfranchisement? This book describes such creative uses by emergent democratic movements and other cultural alliances seeking solidarity in these countries. It investigates the way the strange confluence of technological language and radical social change opens new discursive terrain. Unusual fissures and interstices appear; some augur well for the distribution of political power and the promotion of free speech, while unfortunately some open gaps within old hierarchies implicit in capitalistic discourses of technology.--BOOK JACKET.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the impact of diffused communication technologies on emergent democratic movements and cultural alliances seeking enfranchisement across various global contexts. It examines how the convergence of technological language and radical social change creates new discursive spaces, analyzing both the opportunities for increased political power and free speech, and the potential for reinforcing existing hierarchies within capitalist technological discourse.
THE SCOPE MAP
- What happens when the means of communication, often centralized, become diffused?
- What happens when coalitions in South Africa, Malawi, China, Russia, Turkey, Burma, El Salvador, and the United States utilize electronic technologies to seek enfranchisement?
- This book describes such creative uses by emergent democratic movements and other cultural alliances seeking solidarity in these countries.
- It investigates the way the strange confluence of technological language and radical social change opens new discursive terrain.
- Unusual fissures and interstices appear; some augur well for the distribution of political power and the promotion of free speech, while unfortunately some open gaps within old hierarchies implicit in capitalistic discourses of technology.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The book explores the complex relationship between technology and social change, focusing on how decentralized communication tools can empower emergent democratic movements. It highlights the dual nature of these technological shifts, noting their potential to foster greater political participation and free speech while also acknowledging the risk of perpetuating existing power structures. The analysis spans diverse geographical regions, suggesting a broad comparative approach to understanding these phenomena. The work appears to be a scholarly examination of contemporary political and technological trends.
Page Count:
182
Publication Date:
2000-01-01
ISBN-10:
0820437956
ISBN-13:
9780820437958
Science & Technology
Non-Fiction
Politics
Communication Studies
Technology
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