Protest communication ecologies

The sublime of digital activism: hybrid media ecologies and the new grammar of protest

Introduction Research on the relationships between social movements and digital communication technologies has grown exponentially in the last few years, following episodes of increasingly intense contention around the globe. This inquiry has produced several valuable and illuminating insights, but also many superficial and flawed accounts of the role of (digital) technology within contemporary...

A Protest

Sir,?In to-day's issue of a Calcutta daily paper I find the enclosed advertisement sandwiched in between an advertisement for enamel paints and another for furniture: Dr.'s -Wonderful Discovery.?Specific for Hydrocele, guaranteed to cure any nature and of any standing by using this medicine externally. Price, Its. 2-8. Apply to , Calcutta. A Government big officer of Central Provinces writes:?"...

Ecologies of e-Infrastructures

Vidar Hepsø BI Norwegian School of Management We present and discuss a historical reconstruction of the development of a Microsoft SharePoint eInfrastructure in NorthOil (2003 – 2008). The eInfrastructure was to support strategically emphasized work processes and open up a richer context of decision-making around production optimization. Specifically, the new eInfrastructure was to make it more...

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Political ecologies of health

Emerging research within health geography and related fi elds is attending to the social dimensions of human health. Notwithstanding these contributions, health geography has provided less rigorous attention to the role of political economy in producing disease and shaping health decision-making. Additionally, the reciprocal relationships between health and environment have been underexplored. ...