Overview

Now more than ever, activists are using media to document injustice and promote social and political change. Yet with so many media platforms available, activists sometimes fail to have a coherent media and communication strategy. Drawing from his experiences as a documentary filmmaker with Black Lives Matter 5280 and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 in Denver, Colorado, Gino Canella argues that activist media create opportunities for activists to navigate conflict and embrace their political and ideological differences. Canella details how activist media practices-interviewing organizers, script writing, video editing, posting on social media, and hosting community screenings-foster solidarity among grassroots organizers. Informed by media theory, this book explores how activists are using media to mobilize supporters, communicate their values, and reject anti-union rhetoric. Furthermore, it demonstrates how collaborative media projects can help activists build broad-based coalitions and amplify their vision for a more equitable and just society.

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Author:   Gino Canella
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9781978824348

ISBN 10:   1978824343
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   23 May 2022
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Activist Media, Power, and Networked Publics 2 Movements and Media: Structures and Evolution 3 Pre-production: Embracing Confrontation and Difference 4 Production: Scripting Solidarity and Radical Storytelling 5 Post-production: Distribution, Exhibition, and Impact Conclusion Appendix Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Activist Media is an exemplary piece of activist scholarship. With detail, Gino Canella considers how media co-creation as scholarly political work both uplifts and deconstructs representations, research methods, and human relations between scholars and activists creating grassroots epistemologies and radical sociability from which we can all learn. The book serves as a great how-to for scholars and activists alike. --Alexandra Juhasz Distinguished Professor of Film, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Drawing on firsthand experience as an activist filmmaker, Canella has written an invaluable account of grassroots empowerment and social change. This book provides an essential analysis for scholars of media activism and for anyone who believes we can and must fight for a better world. --Victor Pickard author of Democracy Without Journalism Activist Media is an exemplary piece of activist scholarship. With detail, Gino Canella considers how media co-creation as scholarly political work both uplifts and deconstructs representations, research methods, and human relations between scholars and activists creating grassroots epistemologies and radical sociability from which we can all learn. The book serves as a great how-to for scholars and activists alike. --Alexandra Juhasz Distinguished Professor of Film, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Author Information

GINO CANELLA is a documentary filmmaker and assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. His research and creative works examine how activists use media to build solidarity and intervene in social, political, and journalistic discourses about race and labor.

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