Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 273 pages)
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illustrations, map
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781350219656
Series Statement:
African arguments
Content:
Part I:Analogue politics --1.2007: the violent origins of Kenya's digital decade --2.Avatars in the square : theorising the Kenyan public sphere --3.Collision course : where analogue meets digital --4.Rattling the snake without getting bitten: new media usurping traditional media in Kenya --Part II:Digital democracy? --5. AnAfrican country in the digital age : the making and uses of #KOT --6.Redefining community : the politics of public performances of empathy --7.Women at work : Kenyan feminist organising on social media --8.Politics, predators and profit : ethnicity, hate speech and digital colonialism --Part III.History not learned from --9.2017 : the most expensive election in the world --10.Conclusion.
Content:
Kenya is the most digitally advanced country in sub-Saharan Africa, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other online platforms are part of everyday life. And, as in Western nations, the digital age has had dramatic effects on society and politics. Yet, while we hear about the #MeToo movement and the Russian bot scandal, there is little appreciation for the feminist movement #MyDressMyChoice and the subversion of state-run political propaganda by social media. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics aims to change this by presenting a unique contribution to the debate on digital democracy. For traditionally marginalized groups, particularly women and the disabled, digital spaces have provided vital platforms that allow Kenyans to build new communities that transcend old ethnic and gender divisions. Covering attempts by political elites to prevent social movements from translating online visibility into meaningful offline gains, Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics explores the drastic efforts to contain online activism and new methods of feminist mobilization, as well as how "fake news," Cambridge Analytica, and allegations of hacking contributed to tensions around the 2017 elections. Reframing digital democracy for the first time from the African perspective, Nanjala Nyabola's groundbreaking work opens up new ways of understanding our current global online era
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-259) and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350219656
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