Edited by Lungile Tshuma, Trust Matsilele, Shepherd Mpofu and Mbongeni Msimanga, Media, Social Movements, and Protest Cultures in Africa: Hashtags, Humor, and S

Protest is a ubiquitous and richly varied social phenomenon, one that finds expression not only in modern social movements and political organizations but also

In what ways have social movements attracted the attention of the mass media since the sixties? How have activists influenced public attention via visual symbol

This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a co

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