This book is the essential guide for understanding how state power and politics are contested and exercised on social media. It brings together contributions by
Drawing on insights from linguistics, multimodality and media studies, this book explores the ideological dimensions of media representation and its function in
Commercial social media platforms have become integral to contemporary forms of protests. They are intensely used by advocacy groups, non-governmental organisat
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This book focuses on the processes and practices that contemporary protesters use when acting with (and through) media. It covers both online and off-line conte