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11 A Rhetoric of Zaniness
Trolling, the Alt-right, and Pepe the Frog
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction Redefining Hashtag Activism 3
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Section I Intersections between Online and Embodied Activism
- 1 Networked Intervention and the Emergence of #Bostonhelp 21
- 2 Sticky Hashtags 38
- 3 Affecting Digital Activism 52
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Section II (Re)Examining Societal Narratives through Hashtag Activism
- 4 #ILookLikeanEngineer 75
- 5 The Ideograph and the #Pussyhat 100
- 6 Imagi(ni)ng Radicalism in the Context of Indian Student Activism 119
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Section III Fan Culture and Digital Activism
- 7 Wake Up Mr. West 139
- 8 Lexa Deserved Better 158
- 9 Constructing Digital Diasporic Spaces And Reframing Black Masculinity Through Insecure’s #Lawrencehive 175
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Section IV Interruptions and Interpretations of Digital Activism
- 10 Meme Warfare and Fake Hashtag Activism 193
- 11 A Rhetoric of Zaniness 210
- 12 Who’s the #Fakehistorian? 227
- 13 Digital Matters 246
- Conclusion Capturing a Moving Target 260
- Index 285
- About the Authors 291
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction Redefining Hashtag Activism 3
-
Section I Intersections between Online and Embodied Activism
- 1 Networked Intervention and the Emergence of #Bostonhelp 21
- 2 Sticky Hashtags 38
- 3 Affecting Digital Activism 52
-
Section II (Re)Examining Societal Narratives through Hashtag Activism
- 4 #ILookLikeanEngineer 75
- 5 The Ideograph and the #Pussyhat 100
- 6 Imagi(ni)ng Radicalism in the Context of Indian Student Activism 119
-
Section III Fan Culture and Digital Activism
- 7 Wake Up Mr. West 139
- 8 Lexa Deserved Better 158
- 9 Constructing Digital Diasporic Spaces And Reframing Black Masculinity Through Insecure’s #Lawrencehive 175
-
Section IV Interruptions and Interpretations of Digital Activism
- 10 Meme Warfare and Fake Hashtag Activism 193
- 11 A Rhetoric of Zaniness 210
- 12 Who’s the #Fakehistorian? 227
- 13 Digital Matters 246
- Conclusion Capturing a Moving Target 260
- Index 285
- About the Authors 291