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Presentation
Presentation
This course exists at the intersection of Media Studies and Communication Sciences, Political Theory, and the Sociology of Social Movements. Its main objective is to examine the transformations brought about by Information Technologies in the expansion of social and political participation in contemporary societies. Through this course, the aim is to address various examples of how the definition of politics has evolved and the material and symbolic conditions behind these transformations. In the context of the undergraduate program, this course allows students to explore how Communication Sciences are fundamental to understanding the most recent historical and technological developments.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT24-2-23373
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Network society: definitions and dynamics The emergence of new political actors in the network society Activism and social movements: definitions and issues Data and algorithms – possibilities and problems Online and on the street – connections between digital and physical spaces Hashtag activism – The transnational case of #MeToo Activisms outside the Global North ‘Anti-activism’ – regressive movements and the manosphere Subactivism and other forms of (in)visible action
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Objectives
Objectives
- Understand the concept of activism - Understand the specifics of digital activism - Understand the connection between civic and political participation - Be familiar with different types of digital activism and the knowledge produced about them - Develop a critical perspective on the role of technology in social transformations - Know different methods for researching digital activism - Be capable of participating in research on social networks and digital activism
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
- Joint and deferred analysis of case studies. - Inviting various speakers to address some of the topics and practical cases discussed in class. - Exercises in planning digital activism. - Use of innovative tools for data capture and analysis.
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References
References
Castells, M. (2010). The rise of the network society (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. D’Ignazio, C., & Klein, L. F. (2020). Data feminism. The MIT Press. Della Porta, D., & Diani, M. (2006). Social movements: An introduction (2nd ed). Blackwell Publishing. Jackson, S. J., Bailey, M., & Welles, B. F. (2020). #HashtagActivism: Networks of race and gender justice. MIT press. Lupa¿, P. (2018). Beyond the digital divide: Contextualizing the information society (First edition). Emerald Publishing. Özkula, S. M., Reilly, P. J., & Hayes, J. (2023). Easy data, same old platforms? A systematic review of digital activism methodologies. Information, Communication & Society, 26(7), 1470–1489. Plummer, K. (1995). Telling Sexual Stories: Power, Change and Social Worlds. Routledge. Schradie, J. (2019). The revolution that wasn’t: How digital activism favors conservatives. Harvard University Press.
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Assessment
Assessment
A metodologia de avaliação é constituída por cinco elementos principais, sendo que todos eles são obrigatórios, e um elemento optativo de crédito extra:
- Prova escrita, presencial e individual, com possibilidade de consulta de material académico impresso (20% da ponderação);
- Trabalho de grupo principal, escrito (40% da ponderação, grupo);
- Apresentação breve de notícia relativa a ativismo e discussão sobre a mesma (10% da ponderação, grupo);
- Discussão sobre textos a serem tratados em aula (20% da ponderação, grupo);
- Criar uma pequena zine/panfleto para distribuição digital, com o mesmo tema do trabalho de grupo principal (10% da ponderação, grupo)
- CRÉDITO EXTRA máximo 2 valores: em articulação com a UC de Jornalismo Digital, os grupos formados nessa UC podem submeter um trabalho suplementar que explore, a partir dos conteúdos da UC de Ativismo em Rede, o papel que movimentos sociais / ativistas tiveram no contexto dos resultados produzidos para a UC de Jornalismo Digital, como é que dados vindos de ativistas / movimentos sociais foram ou não incorporados nesse trabalho, e que outras fonte de dados poderiam ter sido incorporadas mas não foram.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
