By Any Media Necessary : : The New Youth Activism / / Arely Zimmerman, Liana Gamber-Thompson, Sangita Shresthova, Henry Jenkins, Neta Kligler-Vilenchik.

The participatory politics and civic engagement of youth in the digital ageThere is a widespread perception that the foundations of American democracy are dysfunctional, public trust in core institutions is eroding, and little is likely to emerge from traditional politics that will shift those condi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Connected Youth and Digital Futures ; 3
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 26 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Youth Voice, Media, and Political Engagement: Introducing the Core Concepts
  • 2. “Watch 30 Minute Video on Internet, Become Social Activist”? Kony 2012, Invisible Children, and the Paradoxes of Participatory Politics
  • 3. “Decreasing World Suck”: Harnessing Popular Culture for Fan Activism
  • 4. Between Storytelling and Surveillance: Th e Precarious Public of American Muslim Youth
  • 5. DREAMing Citizenship: Undocumented Youth, Coming Out, and Pathways to Participation
  • 6. Bypassing the Ballot Box: How Libertarian Youth Are Reimagining the Political
  • 7. “It’s Called Giving a Shit!”: What Counts as “Politics”?
  • Afterword: Necessary Learning
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors