[ICTs-and-Society] Social Media, Democracy and, Politics in the Information Society

[Christian Fuchs]

 From Radhika Gajjala <radhika at cyberdiva.org>:

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Re: [ICTs-and-Society] Social Media, Democracy and, Politics in the 
Information Society
Von:
Radhika Gajjala <radhika at cyberdiva.org>
Datum:
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:10:16 -0500
An:
discussion at lists.icts-and-society.net

Hi,

An interesting discussion and I am indeed learning a lot.

A key question for me is, though, when the "revolution" happens mostly 
through those who use
these wireless technologies and inter-nets in their everyday life - what 
sorts of status-quo and/or changes would happen?

As a student in recent on-campus conference noted - where is the African 
spring in this so-called Arab Spring - does it matter?

And is it a "spring" only if the western world can hear "hear" and "see" it?

What are we missing - about the politics, economic, civic and social - 
by focussing on only what we see coming to us through these modes of 
communication - whether we think they are wonderful or evil?

thanks,
radhika





Radhika Gajjala
Director, American Culture Studies
Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies
101 East Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH  43403
Telephone - 4193720586

http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik
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