April 20, Keystrokes and Controlled Rage: Measuring the Limits of Black Digital Resistance
THE JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES SPEAKER SERIES 2023 welcomes DR. MEREDITH CLARK
Co-sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information, and Media & the SC&I Dean's Office
Twitter is credited as an essential tool in promoting 21st-century social movements, but questions remain about the limits of its efficacy. This talk focuses on how Black Twitter created a venue for critical discussions on the way we think about and act on race-related issues in the United States. Through a review of key cases, including the Movement for Black Lives, pivotal elections, and a series of call-outs and "cancellations," Clark encourages us to consider how we position Twitter and other social media technologies in liberation struggles and offers a warning about over-reliance on technology as a tool in anti-racist work.
THE JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES SPEAKER SERIES 2023 welcomes DR. MEREDITH CLARK
Co-sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information, and Media & the SC&I Dean's Office
Twitter is credited as an essential tool in promoting 21st-century social movements, but questions remain about the limits of its efficacy. This talk focuses on how Black Twitter created a venue for critical discussions on the way we think about and act on race-related issues in the United States. Through a review of key cases, including the Movement for Black Lives, pivotal elections, and a series of call-outs and "cancellations," Clark encourages us to consider how we position Twitter and other social media technologies in liberation struggles and offers a warning about over-reliance on technology as a tool in anti-racist work.