Protests and the Media: A Critical Event Studies Exploration into the Future of Protest

This book examines activist events and their media attention through a critical event studies lens, focusing on three social movements: Reclaim These Streets, Extinction Rebellion, and Black Lives Matter. It explores how political orientations within the media articulate the representation of these events, resulting in different opinion-forming statements and mediated assessments of responses. It also examines the role of the Internet in organizing protest events and forming networks of resistance, demonstrating the global reach of such movements.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the magnitude and impact of activist events on the media through a critical event studies lens, presenting fresh insights into protests and social movements. It conceptualizes dissent events as the public expression of counter-narratives that advocate for policy change, specifically focusing on the material and virtual manifestations of protest events and the media's response to them. The book explores the role of the media in articulating the representation of events of dissent by different social movements, including Reclaim These Streets, Extinction Rebellion, and Black Lives Matter. It sheds light on how these political orientations shape the opinion-forming statements on the issues behind these movements and how they reflect the mediated assessment of the responses of politicians, the public, and emergency service responses to protest events. Furthermore, it examines the role of the Internet in organizing protest events and its contribution to forming networks of resistance, exemplified by recent global protests against the war in Ukraine.

This timely and significant book appeals to scholars and enthusiasts of events tourism, protest, political communication, and media, among other disciplines. It offers valuable perspectives on the dynamics of activist events and their significance in shaping public discourse and social change.

Weight: 254g
Dimension: 144 x 223 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032608211