No one is going to start a revolution from their red keyboard: insurgent social movements, new media and social change in Brazil

Sartoretto, Paola (2014) No one is going to start a revolution from their red keyboard: insurgent social movements, new media and social change in Brazil. Favelas@LSE (13 Nov 2014). Website.

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The potential use of digital media for the benefit of social movements and traditionally marginalised groups seems to be endless. In this post, Paola Sartoretto discusses the use of technology in the context of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), showing that, in being selective and reflective of the utilisation of new media, the MST incorporates the features of these media that work for their objectives. However, given that the most pressing work for insurgent groups is in the streets, the exact relevance of new media for these collectives is yet to be defined.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/favelasatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2015 17:02
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:22
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60646

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