Social media brought new ways of doing politics by decentring communications and connecting thousands of movements together. The old protests that occupied public spaces are now an occasional public spectacle amidst a new pervasive form of activism. An activism that no longer targets corporations or institutions, but individuals who represent a social group, a political movement, or the threat of moderation. With campaigns of retributive justice and rituals of public shaming becoming more common, a genealogy of structureless activism is necessary.
A Genealogy of Structureless Activism
A Genealogy of Structureless Activism
A Genealogy of Structureless Activism
Social media brought new ways of doing politics by decentring communications and connecting thousands of movements together. The old protests that occupied public spaces are now an occasional public spectacle amidst a new pervasive form of activism. An activism that no longer targets corporations or institutions, but individuals who represent a social group, a political movement, or the threat of moderation. With campaigns of retributive justice and rituals of public shaming becoming more common, a genealogy of structureless activism is necessary.