Within viral communities, many uploaded posts often include hashtags in correlation to celebrity feminism. I will discuss the relevance of these hashtags to feminism and how celebrity figures use them to endorse themselves further.
Arjen Lubach has often succeeded in changing the Dutch political agenda with calls to action and satire. This article explores how Lubach uses digital tools in his digital activism and demonstrates how he constructs digital literacies in doing so.
Rhythm and Rebellion - a review of Fela Kuti’s activism and music (Fela Kuti)
Review
Daniel Obubo
19/11/2021
10 minutes to read
This review looks into two songs by Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti, Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense and Sorrow tears and Blood.
A group of Dutch celebrities started a 'I no longer participate' hashtag on Instagram. This is a protest action against the government's management of the coronacrisis. What can this tell us about digitalization influences of news media?
This article explores how Instagram slide shows rose to prominence during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, and what this means for the future of online activism.
The negative public response to Colin Kaepernick taking a knee can be explained through America's passive sense of civil religion. However, his act should not be shoved aside as disrespectful, but as an act of 'tough love' patriotism.
