[Air-L] New Book: Media Activism and Artivism in the Global South

[Andrea Medrado]

This book analyses a South-to-South connectionbetween digital media activists and artivists – artists who are activists – in theGlobal South.
AndreaMedrado and Isabella Rega. 2023. Media Activism, Artivism and the Fight AgainstMarginalisation in the Global South: South-to-South Communication. New York andLondon: Routledge.
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This book emphasises the urgent need to engage in South-to-Southdialogues in order to create more sustainable connections between Global Southcommunities and as an essential step towards identifying and facing globalproblems, such as state repression, social inequality and climate crises.Medrado and Rega analyse the characteristics of this connection, identify itsunique contributions to the study of digital media and social change and discuss itslong-term sustainability. They do so by focusing on instances when medianarratives in countries of different Global South(s) intertwine and transformeach other; specifically, the exchanges between Latin America (Brazil) andAfrica (Kenya). They explore how digital activism and artivism can build global movement and challenge colonial legacies. The book also discusses how to connect people with varied skill sets in different GlobalSouth contexts, promoting South-to-South solidarity, in a cross-continentalchallenge to marginalisation.

Crucial reading for students and scholars of digital activism,social movements, global media and communication, development studies andinternational studies, as well as activists and social movement organisations.

 

“Few works are so grounding, refreshing, and hopeful as Medradoand Rega’s book. Leveraging on their decade of artist activist research inLatin America and Kenya, they propose critical insights and tactics to buildGlobal South solidarities, essential for scholars seeking to have social impactusing digital and creative tools”.]

– Payal Arora, Professor andChair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures, Erasmus UniversityRotterdam

 

“In this important book, Andrea Medrado and Isabella Regaprovide an insightful account of the potential of South-to-South communicationin building networks for social justice. It highlights the power of researchand art for scholars, activists, and practitioners alike”.

- Pablo Boczkowski, Professor,Director, MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Northwestern University,USA　　

 TABLE OFCONTENTS

 1. Understanding Marginalisation and DefiningSouth-to-South Media Activism  

2. Favela Media Activism in Brazil: CollectiveMemories, Dialogues and Media Territories  

3. Artivism in Kenya: Mobilising (her)stories,Linking Resources, and Creating Media Territories  

4. The Stepping into Visibility Model:Invisible Stories, Protection Strategies, and Link Visibility  

5. A Portrait of Marielle: Animation, Artivismand Intersectional Feminism in a Journey from Fear to Hope  

6. A Journey to the South: Asking Questions andLearning Concepts Along the Way