ABSTRACT
This groundbreaking collection advances understanding of the concept of media practices by critically interrogating its relevance for the study of citizen and activist media.
Media as practice has emerged as a powerful approach to understanding the media’s significance in contemporary society. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars in sociology, media and communication, social movement and critical data studies, this book stimulates dialogue across previously separate traditions of research on citizen and activist media practices and stakes out future directions for research in this burgeoning interdisciplinary field. Framed by a foreword by Nick Couldry and a substantial introductory chapter by the editors, contributions to the volume trace the roots and appropriations of the concept of media practice in Latin American communication theory; reflect on the relationship between activist agency and technological affordances; explore the relevance of the media practice approach for the study of media activism, including activism that takes media as its central object of struggle; and demonstrate the significance of the media practice approach for understanding processes of mediatization and datafication.
Offering both a comprehensive introduction to scholarship on citizen media and practice and a cutting-edge exploration of a novel theoretical framework, the book is ideal for students and experienced scholars alike.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|34 pages
Practice what you preach?
part I|2 pages
Latin American communication theory
chapter 2|15 pages
The Latin American lo popular as a theory of communication
chapter 4|16 pages
Educommunication for social change
part II|2 pages
Activist agency and technological affordances
part III|2 pages
Practice approaches to video activism
chapter 8|17 pages
Activist media practices, alternative media and online digital traces
part IV|2 pages
Acting on media
part V|2 pages
Citizen data practices