Social Media and Digital Dissidence in Zimbabwe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book proposes a new theorisation when studying cyber dissidents in an African digital sphere. It argues that social media dissidents are a recent development in a long lineage of dissidents in African societies. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the study locates contemporary dissidents in the same family with other historical dissident figures found in African orature, the Chimurenga wars, through music, poetry and other forms of expression. The book argues against techno-deterministic approaches to studying social media-born digital dissidence in Africa. It is aimed at scholars dedicated to studying social media movements in African contexts and the global south generally, prompting them to re-evaluate their earlier conclusions and adopt a more nuanced and contextspecific approach.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Trust Matsilele
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	165
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-108402-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements
LSN:	3-03-108402-0
Barcode:	9783031084027

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