Social Movements and Media Earl Rohlinger Hardback Emerald Publishing

Name: Social Movements and Media Earl Rohlinger Hardback Emerald Publishing
Brand: Emerald Publishing Limited

Emerald Publishing Limited

Social Movements and MediaAuthor(s): Jennifer S. Earl, Deana A. Rohlinger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781787430983, 978-1787430983\nSynopsis\nSponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this volume focuses on media and social movements. Contributing authors draw on cases as diverse as the Harry Potter Alliance to youth oriented, non-profit educational organizations, in order to assess systematically how media environments, systems, and usage affect collective action in the 21st century. The volume demonstrates that the study of media and social movements has developed into a vibrant sub-field stretched across Communication Studies, Political Science, and Sociology, and illustrates the need for serious interdisciplinary research.\n\nChapters in the volume reinforce the need to examine many kinds of me.