Media and Revolt Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present [Paperback]

In what ways have social movements attracted the attention of the mass media since the sixties? How have activists influenced public attention via visual symbols, images, and protest performances in that period? And how do mass media cover and frame specific protest issues? Drawing on contributions from media scholars, historians, and sociologists, this volume explores the dynamic interplay between social movements, activists, and mass media from the 1960s to the present. It introduces the most relevant theoretical approaches to such issues and offers a variety of case studies ranging from print media, film, and television to Internet and social media.

Erling Sivertsenis Associate Professor at the Faculty of Media and Journalism, Volda University College, Norway. He teaches Media Studies and Photojournalism. Sivertsen is a sociologist who has published several studies on the media and politicians, media and banks, and on photography and mobile communication in journalism.

...a timely, truly interdisciplinary, and much needed volume on the relationship between (mass) media, social movements and protests.????Peter N. Funke,University of South Florida

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Acknowledgments

Introduction:Media and Protest Movements
Kathrin Fahlenbrach, Erling Sivertsen, and Rolf Werenskjold

Part I. Systematic Approaches to Protest and Media

Chapter 1.Changes of Protest Groups Media Strategies from a Long-Term Perspective
Dieter? Rucht

Chapter 2.Framing Collective Action
Bert Klandermans

Chapter 3.Demonstrations, Protest, and Communication: Changing Media Landscapes  Changing Media Practices
Ralph Negrine

Chapter 4.Culture and Protest in Media Frames
Baldwin van Gorp

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