by David Meek, University of Georgia On 5 March 2012, the controversial NGO Invisible Children released the latest in their series of mini-documentaries about the plight of child soldiers in Uganda....
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Kony 2012: “The rules have changed”
Can we get there from here? Teleological red-lining and avoiding the ghetto
by Jim Thatcher, Clark University If nothing else, the past year removed any doubt as to mobile technology’s role as a potent force for social change. From the streets of Cairo to Zuccotti Park,...
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‘Anonymous’ and the question of authenticity
by David Meek, University of Georgia In this post I’d like to explore another case of online activism and several of the questions it brings up about what constitutes ‘authentic’ political...
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The winter of Occupy Wall Street?
by David Meek, University of Georgia The Occupy Wall Street movement has focused a magnifying lens on the complex relationships between space and resistance. As we pay attention to the evolution of...
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