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DRAFT–CHANGESWILLBEMADE
SocialStudies98jl–Fall2016
GlobalSocialMovements–JuniorTutorial
CourseInstructor:Dr.AlisonDentonJones
Email:[email protected],Office:WJH332
OfficeHours:Thurs4-5pandbyappointment
HouseAffiliation:QuincyHouse,Non-ResidentTutor
CourseMeetingTimeandPlace:Thursday2:00-4:00pm,locationWilliamJamesHall350
CourseDescription
ThisclassisbothanintroductiontothesocialmovementsliteratureANDapracticumon(mainly
qualitative)researchdesignandmethods.Themethodologicalpartofthecourseisamajor
component,andmakesthecourseappropriateforstudentsnotplanningthesesonsocial
movements,butwhoareinterestedinpreparingforqualitativethesisfieldwork.
Amajorgoalofthiscourseistoguidestudentsinlearninghowtoreadanacademicfield(or
“literature”)withtheaimsofextractingusefulconceptualandtheoreticalframeworksforone’s
ownresearchproject,andofgettingaquickgrasponthemajorquestions,positionsand
debatesinthefield,inordertosituateone’sownresearchproject.Bothoftheseskillsof
analyticallyengagingaliteraturearecriticalinthethesisprocess.Thus,astudentnotplanning
athesisonsocialmovementsshouldstillbenefitfromlearninghowtoapproachother
literaturesforthepurposeofaresearchproject.
Socialmovementshavelongbeenconsideredadrivingforcebehindpolitical,social,and
culturalchange.FromtheCivilRightsmovementofthe60’stotheTeaPartyandOccupy
movementsofrecentyears,socialmovementshavebeencreditedwithfundamentallyreshapingsocietalinstitutions—politics,economies,religions,genders,etc.—andassuch,are
consideredacentralsourceofsocialchange.Recently,socialmovements—likemarkets,polities,
andcommunities—are“goingglobal.”ChurchgroupsthroughouttheUnitedStatessend
moneyandsuppliestosupportguerrillawarriorsinCentralAmericaintheirfighttooverthrow
dictatorialregimes.ThousandsofactivistsgatherinSeattletohalttheWorldTrade
Organizationmeetings,whilemillionsmoreincitiesaroundtheworldjoininprotestsagainst
militaryinterventioninIraq.Internationalnon-governmentalorganizationspressurelocal
governmentstoendfemalegenitalcutting,childslavery,andpoliticalcensorship.
Thiscourseexploresthemajortheoreticalandempiricalapproachesusedinthesocialsciences
tounderstandtheemergence,endurance,andoutcomesofsocialmovementactivism.Wewill
proceedaccordingtofourthematicunits:(1)PoliticalOpportunityStructure,(2)Internal
MobilizingStructures,(3)CulturalApproaches,and(4)GlobalMovementsandTransnational
Advocacy.Coursereadings,videos,andlecture/discussionwillintroducestudentstocore
conceptsandnewresearchfromthefieldofsocialmovementtheory.Althoughmuchofthe
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foundationalsocialmovementliteraturewasformulatedbystudyingU.S.cases(andespecially
theU.S.civilrightsmovement),Iillustratekeyconceptsofbothnationalandtransnational
mobilizationthroughcasestudiesthatfocusonothernations.
CourseObjectives
Thiscourseisaresearchseminar.Assuch,ithastwoobjectives.First,studentsshoulddevelop
ageneralunderstandingofsocialmovementtheory,andtheplaceoftransnationalsocial
movementswithinthisbroaderliterature.Second,studentswillbeginthinkingabouttheir
seniorthesesbydevelopingaresearchquestionaboutaparticularsocialmovementorsimilar
case,situatingthatquestionwithintherelevantliterature,andwritingaresearchpaperbased
onbothprimaryandsecondarysources.
Studentswillchooseasocialmovement(orsimilarcase)onwhichtofocustheir
researchthroughoutthesemester.(Ideally,thiswillberelatedtoapotentialthesistopic.)Part
ofmostclassmeetingswillbedevotedtoworkshopsintroducingresearchdesign,methodsand
ethics;anddiscussingstudents’researchprogress.Studentswilldevelopafocusedresearch
questionabouttheirchosensocialmovementthatwillculminateina15-25pagefinalpaper.
Studentswillcompleteaseriesofresearchproject-relatedassignmentsthroughoutthe
semestertoprovidestructuredopportunitiestoprogresstowardcompletingthefinalresearch
paper.Eachstudentwillconducther/hisownresearchprojectandwritehis/herownresearch
paper,butwewillworkthroughtheresearchprocesstogetherprovidingcriticalfeedbackand
helpfulsupportalongtheway.
COLLABORATIONPOLICY
Youshouldfeelfreetodiscussyourideasforpapertopicsandsourceswithyourclassmatesor
otherswhocanenhanceyourunderstandingofthematerialbyengagingtheideasweaddress
inclassinhelpful,new,orthought-provokingways.However,youmustensurethatallwritten
assignmentsthatyouturnintoclassresultfromyourownresearchandwritingandreflectyour
ownideasandviewpointsonthematerialyou’vestudied.Youwillalsoneedtociteallsources
andreferencesandacknowledgeanyhelpreceived.Foramorecompletestatement,pleasesee
the“AcademicIntegrityPolicy”onthecoursewebsitehomepage.Also,pleasefeelfreetoask
meanyquestionsthatyouhaveonthissubjectrelatingtoyourclassprojects.
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ScheduleofTopicsandOral/WrittenAssignments
Topics (researchprocesstopicsinitalics) Assignments.
Dates (1)Sept.8
Introductions/DefinitionsandClassic
ProjectMemo1:Student
TheoriesofSocialMovements
Questionnaire
(2)Sept.15 ThePoliticalOpportunityModel(I) ProjectMemo2:Researcher
Design&MethodsI:EthicsandHumanSubjects Goals
(3)Sept.22 ThePoliticalOpportunityModel(II) (4)Sept.29 MobilizingStructures(I):Organization
ProjectMemo3:Research
PeerGroupsI:ResearchQuestion Question
(5)Oct.6
MobilizingStructures(II):Networks ProjectMemo4:Data
Design&MethodsII:CaseSelectionandSampling
*ThisclasswillmeetatLamontLibraryfor2.5hours,from2:00-4:30pm*
(6)Oct.13
MobilizingStructures(III):Identities ProjectMemo5:FirstLookat
PeerGroupsII:DataandSelection Data (7)Oct.20
TheCulturalTurn(I):NarrativeandEmotions
(8)Oct.27
ResearchProposalWorkshopping ResearchProposal PeerGroupsIII:ProposalFeedback (9)Nov.3
TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(I)
RevisedProposal
(10)Nov.10 TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(II)
MethodsPresentations
Design&MethodsIII:StudentChoice
(11)Nov.17 TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(III)
ProjectMemo6:ReadingList
Design&MethodsIV:DataAnalysis/Coding
(12)Dec.1 SocialMediaandtheFutureofSocialMovements ProjectMemo7:Update
PeerGroupsIV:Literature&Update
(13)Dec.8 ResearchConference:FinalPresentations(1-4pm)
Thursday,December15th FinalProjectPaperDueat2:00pm 4
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CourseRequirementsandGrading
ClassParticipation,Presentations,PeerFeedback 25%
ReadingMemos
10%
ResearchProposalandotherResearchProjectAssignments
25%
FinalResearchPaperandPresentation
40%
Deadlines:Mostassignmentsaredue24hoursbeforeclass(Wednesdayat2pm);seethelist
belowforexceptions.TheFinalProjectpapertentativelyisdueby2pmon12/16.Specific
policiesonlatesubmissionarestatedontheinfosheets;theyvarybyassignment.
Informationsheetsontheassignmentsareavailableonthecoursewebsiteinseparatememos.
(I)Attendanceandactiveparticipationindiscussionareessential.Someweeks,thiswill
includepresentationsofreadings.SeereadinglistbelowforinformationonStudentMethods
Presentations.Studentsarealsoresponsibleforpeerfeedbackonstudentresearch
assignments&presentations.Inweek4,studentswillbegroupedinto3-personpeergroupsfor
therestofthesemester.Thesegroupswillreadandprovidefeedbackoneachother’sproject
memosandproposals.
(II)ReadingMemos Weekly
Readingresponsesshouldbe250-300wordsinlengthandareduebyemailtotheentireclass
by2pmonthedaybeforeourclassmeeting.Thepurposeoftheseassignmentsistogiveyoua
headstartonthinkingaboutthereading,totriggerdiscussioninclass,andtoengagethe
readingswithyourresearchpaper/possiblethesistopic.Studentsmustcompleteaminimum
of10readingmemosforthe12weeks.Ifmorethan10memosaresubmitted,onlythe10
highestgradeswillberecorded.
(III)ResearchProjectMemosandProposal
-ProjectMemo1:StudentQuestionnaire
Due9/6
-ProjectMemo2:ResearcherGoalsMemo Due9/14
-ProjectMemo3:ResearchQuestionMemo Due9/23
-ProjectMemo4:DataMemo
Due10/5
-ProjectMemo5:FirstLookatDataMemo Due10/16
-Proposal
Due10/27
-RevisedProposal
Due11/1
-ProjectMemo6:ReadingListMemo
Due11/18
-ProjectMemo7:ProjectUpdate Due11/28
-Two,one-on-oneProjectMeetingswiththeinstructorinweeks3/4and9/10,respectively.
(IV)FinalPresentationandPaper
-GlobalSocialMovementsMiniResearchConference 12/8
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Duringourfinalclassesyouwillpresentyourargumentandcoreresearchfindingstotheclass
ina10minuteformalpresentation.Youwillalsoanswerquestionsposedtoyoubyyour
classmates(commentsfromclassmatescanandshouldbeincorporatedintoyourfinalpapers).
-FinalResearchPaper
Due12/15,2pm
Yourfullsemesterofworkcomestofruitioninthispaper.Youwillintegrateyourreviewofthe
relevantliteratureandtheresultsofyourdataanalysisintoa15-25pageresearchpaperthat
makesawell-craftedargumentaboutyourparticularsocialmovement(orothertopic).Your
analysiswillberefinedinlightofcommentsreceivedduringourfinalclassmini-conference.
Attendance&ClassParticipation
Therearetwotypesofabsences:unexcusedandexcused.Anabsencewillbeexcusedunder
thefollowingcircumstances:(a)theinstructorwasnotifiedatleast24hourspriorabout
absenceduetoavalidactivity,or(b)adoctor’sorResidentDean’snotetestifyingtoanillness
onthedayofclassisturnedintotheinstructor.Unexcusedabsencesreceive0pointsforthe
participationgrade;excusedabsencesreceiveacheck.
ClassParticipationisgradedascheckminus,check,checkplus.Studentswhoattendaclassbut
don’tparticipatewillreceiveacheckminus.Participationthatshowsevidenceofhavingdone
thereadingisespeciallyvalued.
Readings
Allreadingsareeitherrequiredtexts(alsoonreserveatLamont)orlinks/PDFsavailableonthe
coursewebsite.
BOOKSTOBUY
1. Bob,Clifford.2005.TheMarketingofRebellion:Insurgents,Media,andInternational
Activism.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.
2. Keck,MargaretandKathrynSikkink.1998.ActivistsbeyondBorders.Ithaca,NY:Cornell
UniversityPress.
3. Khagram,Sanjeev.2004.DamsandDevelopment:TransnationalStrugglesforWaterand
Power.Ithaca,NY:CornellUniversityPress.
4. Maxwell,Joseph.2005.QualitativeResearchDesign:AnInteractiveApproach.Sage
Publications.
5. Polletta,Francesca.2006.ItWasLikeaFever :StorytellinginProtestandPolitics.
Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress.
6. Tarrow,Sidney.1998.PowerinMovement:SocialMovementsandContentiousPolitics
(2ndEdition).NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.
7. Viterna,Jocelyn.2013.WomenInWar:TheMicro-ProcessesofMobilizationinEl
Salvador.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
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Week1–Sept.8–DefinitionsandClassicTheoriesofSocialMovements
1)Snow,DavidA.,SarahA.Soule,andHanspeterKriesi.“MappingtheTerrain.”InDavidA.
Snow,SarahA.Soule,andHanspeterKriesi,ed.2004.TheBlackwellCompaniontoSocial
Movements.1sted.Wiley-Blackwell.
2)“Introduction:SocialMovements:ConceptualandTheoreticalIssues.”InDougMcAdamand
DavidA.Snow.2010.ReadingsonSocialMovements :Origins,DynamicsandOutcomes.2nded.
NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
3)Buechler,StevenM.“TheStrangeCareerofStrainandBreakdownTheoriesofCollective
Action.”InDavidA.Snow,SarahA.Soule,andHanspeterKriesi,ed.2004.TheBlackwell
CompaniontoSocialMovements.1sted.Wiley-Blackwell.
Design/MethodsReadings:
1)Maxwell,Joseph.2005(or2012).QualitativeResearchDesign:AnInteractiveApproach.Sage
Publications.Chapters1&2
Week2–Sept.15–ThePoliticalOpportunityModel(I):Tarrow&EthicsandHumanSubjects
1)Tarrow,Sidney.1998.PowerinMovement:SocialMovementsandContentiousPolitics(2nd
Edition).NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.Chapters1,2,5,6&9(skimothersas
relevantforprojects)
Design/MethodsReadings:Ethics&HumanSubjects
1)Allen.1997.“SpiesLikeUs:WhenSociologistsDeceivetheirSubjects.”LinguaFranca.
2)MitchellDuneier,“OntheevolutionofSidewalk,”inContemporaryfieldresearch:
perspectivesandformulations,ed.RobertMEmerson,2nded.(ProspectHeights,Ill.:Waveland
Press,2001).
3)Parry,Marc.2011.“HarvardResearchersAccusedofBreachingStudents’Privacy”Chronicle
ofHigherEducation.Availableat:http://chronicle.com/article/Harvards-PrivacyMeltdown/128166/
Week3–Sept.22–ThePoliticalOpportunityModel(II):McAdam&Critics
Theorderofreading/watchingisimportantthisweek.Pleasereadintheexactorderlisted
below.
1)McAdam,Doug.1999(1982).“Chapter3:ThePoliticalProcessModel.”ThePoliticalProcess
andtheDevelopmentofBlackInsurgency.SecondEdition.Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress.
2)McAdam,Doug.1996.“Chapter1:PoliticalOpportunities:conceptualorigins,current
problems,futuredirections.”InDougMcAdam,JohnD.McCarthy,andMayerN.Zald.
ComparativePerspectivesonSocialMovements :PoliticalOpportunities,MobilizingStructures,
andCulturalFramings.CambridgeStudiesinComparativePolitics.Cambridge[England] ;:
CambridgeUniversityPress.
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Whilereading1&2,makealistofthecomponentsofthePoliticalProcessModel,thenwhen
watchingthedocumentary,jotdownexamplesofthedifferentcomponentsfromthestory.
Bringthistoclass.
3)Episodes1,3,5:“Awakenings(1954-1956),”“Ain'tscaredofyourjails(1960-1961)”or
“Mississippi:IsThisAmerica?(1963-1964).”Hampton,Henry,JulianBond,BlacksideInc,and
PBSVideo.2006.EyesonthePrizeAmerica’sCivilRightsMovement.Alexandria,Va.]:PBSVideo.
Watchonyourownoutsideofclass.
4)Kurzman,Charles.1996.“StructuralOpportunityandPerceivedOpportunityinSocialmovementTheory:TheIranianRevolutionof1979.”AmericanSociologicalReview:153–170.
5)Goodwin,Jeff,andJamesM.Jasper.1999.“CaughtinaWinding,SnarlingVine:The
StructuralBiasofPoliticalProcessTheory.”SociologicalForum,14:27–54.
Design/MethodsReadings:
1)Maxwell,Joseph.2005(or2012).QualitativeResearchDesign:AnInteractiveApproach.Sage
Publications.Chapters4&5
Week4–Sept.29–MobilizingStructures(I):Organizations&CaseSelectionandSampling
1)“IntrotoSectionVI:HowareMovementsOrganized?”
2)McCarthy&Zald.“Ch.19:SocialMovementOrganizations.”
Abovein:Goodwin,Jeff,andJamesM.Jasper.2009.TheSocialMovementsReader :Casesand
Concepts.2nded.BlackwellReadersinSociology ;12.Chichester,U.K.:Wiley-Blackwell.
3)Morris,Aldon.“BlackSouthernStudentSit-InMovements:AnAnalysisofInternal
Organization.”
4)Armstrong,ElizabethA.“FromStruggletoSettlement:TheCrystallizationofaFieldof
Lesbian/GayOrganizationsinSanFrancisco,1969-1973.”
Abovein:DougMcAdamandDavidA.Snow.2010.ReadingsonSocialMovements :Origins,
DynamicsandOutcomes.2nded.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
Design/MethodsReadings:
1)“InSearchoftheVolunteers”inMcAdam,Doug.1988.FreedomSummer.NewYork:Oxford
UniversityPress.
2)Smilde,David.2007.“Chapter1andAppendices.”Pp.3-15and228-242inReasontobelieve:
culturalagencyinLatinAmericanevangelicalism.Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.
PeerGroups:
Readeachother’sresearchquestionmemobeforeclass,discussinclass.
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Week5–Oct.6–MobilizingStructures(II):Networks&Recruiting&LibraryVisit
*ThisclasswillmeetatLamontLibraryfor2.5hours,from2:00-4:30pm*
1)“IntrotoSectionV:SocialNetworks”
2)McAdam&Paulsen.“Ch.15:SpecifyingtheRelationshipBetweenSocialTiesandActivism.”
AboveinMcAdam,Doug,DavidA.Snow,andDougMcAdam.2010.ReadingsonSocial
Movements :Origins,DynamicsandOutcomes.2nded.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
3)Gould,RogerV.1991.“MultipleNetworksandMobilizationintheParisCommune,1871.”
AmericanSociologicalReview56(6)(December1):716–729.
4)Smilde,David.2005.“AQualitativeComparativeAnalysisofConversiontoVenezuelan
Evangelicalism:HowNetworksMatter.”AmericanJournalofSociology111(3)(November):
757–796.
Week6–Oct.13–TheCulturalTurn(I):Framing&Identities
1)Benford,RobertD.,andDavidA.Snow.2000.“FramingProcessesandSocialMovements:An
OverviewandAssessment.”AnnualReviewofSociology26(1):611–639.
2)Viterna,Jocelyn.2013.WomenInWar:TheMicro-ProcessesofMobilizationinElSalvador.
NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
PeerGroups:
Readeachother’sdatamemosbeforeclass,discussinclass.
Week7–Oct.20–TheCulturalTurn(II):NarrativeandEmotions
1)Polletta,Francesca.2006.ItWasLikeaFever :StorytellinginProtestandPolitics.Chicago:
UniversityofChicagoPress.Prefacepp.vii-xii,Chapter1,2,and3.
2)Gould,Deborah.2002.“LifeduringWartime:EmotionsandtheDevelopmentofActUp.”
Mobilization7(2):177-200.
3)France,Davidetal.2012.HowtoSurviveaPlague.NewYork,NY:SundanceSelects :MPI
MediaGroup.Watchonyourownoutsideclass.
Week8–Oct.27–ProposalWorkshoppinginPeerGroups
Design/MethodsReadings:
1)Maxwell,Joseph.2005(or2012).QualitativeResearchDesign:AnInteractiveApproach.Sage
Publications.Chapters6&7
PeerGroups:
Bring2printedcopiesofproposaltoclass(everyonewillread&critique2proposals),exchange
withpeergroupmembersanddiscuss.Feedbackformswillbeprovidedtostartdiscussion.
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Week9–Nov.3–TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(I)
1)MargaretKeckandKathrynSikkink.(1998).ActivistsBeyondBorders:AdvocacyNetworksin
InternationalPolitics.CornellUniv.Press.Chapters1,2,and6,andchooseonefrom3-5.
Studentgroupswillpresentchapters3,4,and5inclass.
2)DellaPorta,Donatella,andSidneyG.Tarrow.2004.TransnationalProtestandGlobal
Activism.People,Passions,andPower.Lanham,MD:Rowman&Littlefield.Chapters1&10.
Week10–Nov.10–TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(II)&MethodsPresentations
1)Bob,Clifford.2005.TheMarketingofRebellion:Insurgents,Media,andInternational
Activism.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.
2)Barker,Greg,JuliaPowell,andPBSHomeVideo.2004.GhostsofRwanda.Alexandria,Va.]:
DistributedbyPBSHomeVideo.Watchonyourownoutsideclass.
Design/MethodsReadings:
Students’ChosenMethod
Eachstudentwillberesponsibleforpresentinganarticleaboutamethodologythattheyexpect
touseintheirclassprojectorthesis.Totheextentpossible,studentswillworkingroupsof
similarinterests.Eachgroupwillhaveabout15minutes.Studentsshouldaimtoconveythe
following,ataminimum:Whatisthemethodgood/appropriateforstudying?Whatdoesit
entail/howdoesitwork?Strengths/Weaknesses/Limitations?Articleswillbedeterminedat
least3weeksahead.
Week11–Nov.17–TransnationalandGlobalizingMovements(III)&CodingWorkshop
1)Khagram,Sanjeev.2004.DamsandDevelopment:TransnationalStrugglesforWaterand
Power.Ithaca,NY:CornellUniversityPress.Chapters1-4,and6.
2)Signuptowatchoneofthefollowingthreedocumentariesonyourownoutsideofclass,all
onreserve:
Narmadadiary:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVishwahinduparish
Drownedout
Dam/age:afilmwithArundhatiRoy
Design/MethodsReadings:DataAnalysis/Coding
1)Chapter6:“AnalysisofData”inLearningFromStrangers:TheArtandMethodofQualitative
InterviewStudiesbyRobertS.Weiss.1994.FreePress.
2)Chapter9:“DevelopingAnalysis”inAnalyzingSocialSettings:AGuidetoQualitative
ObservationandAnalysisbyJohnLoflandandLynH.Lofland.2006.WadsworthPublishing
Company.
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3)EarlBabbie.1992.“Chapter11:UnobtrusiveResearch.”inThepracticeofsocialresearch.
Wadsworthpublishingcompany,Belmont,CA.(canskippartonAnalyzingExistingStatistics)
Week12–Dec.1–SocialMediaandtheFutureofSocialMovements&Coding
1)Polletta,Francesca,et.al.2013.“Ch.2:IstheInternetCreatingNewReasonstoProtest?”in
vanStekelenburg,Jacquelien,ConnyRoggeband,andBertKlandermans,eds.TheFutureof
SocialMovementsResearch:Dynamics,Mechanisms,andProcesses.Minneapolis:Universityof
MinnesotaPress.17-36.
2)vanStekelenburg,JacquelienandMarijeBoekkoi.2013.“Ch.11:MobilizingforChangeina
ChangingSociety.”invanStekelenburg,Jacquelien,ConnyRoggeband,andBertKlandermans,
eds.TheFutureofSocialMovementsResearch:Dynamics,Mechanisms,andProcesses.
Minneapolis:UniversityofMinnesotaPress.217-234.
3)Gladwell,Malcolm.2010.“SmallChange;WhytheRevolutionWillNotBeTweeted.”The
NewYorker,October4.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell.
4)Tufekci,Zeynep.2011.“StrongTiesandWeakTiesandSocialMovements.”Talkgivenat
PersonalDemocracyForum.Video:http://technosociology.org/?page_id=963(scrolldown)
5)Tufekci,Zeynep.2013.“‘NotThisOne’SocialMovements,theAttentionEconomy,and
MicrocelebrityNetworkedActivism.”AmericanBehavioralScientist57(7):848–70.
PeerGroups:
Readeachother’sreadinglistmemosandprojectupdatesbeforeclass,discusschallengesin
class.