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When Materiality Counts: The social and political Importance of activist Magazines in Europe
Journal
Global Media and Communication
ISSN
1742-7665
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
This study examines the social and political importance of printed magazines at a time of social and mobile media. It draws on a cross-cultural ethnographic research amongst two different political organisations in Britain and Spain. Although differing in political cultures and strategies, both organisations invest their few economic resources in the production of printed activist magazines, as well as in the development of web platforms. This study investigates why for these political groups’ materiality matters. It argues that looking at why people – and especially grassroots political organisations – remain attached to material forms of communication, whilst at the same time developing online ones, can raise critical questions on the connection between subjectivity, political association and new technologies, as well as on the difference between individualised and collective forms of communication
Language
English
Keywords
Activist magazines
ethnography
material culture
political identity
social movements
Web 2.0
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Sage
Volume
9
Number
2
Start page
135
End page
151
Official URL
Division(s)
Eprints ID
261743