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Thesis Info
- LABS ID
- 00596
- Thesis Title
- Cross Connections:Online activism, real worldoutcomes
- Author
- Tracey M Benson
- E-mail
- bytetime AT gmail.com
- 2nd Author
- 3rd Author
- Degree
- PhD, New Media and Technology
- Year
- 2010
- Number of Pages
- 283
- University
- Australian National University
- Thesis Supervisor
- Catherine Summerhayes
- Supervisor e-mail
- catherine.summerhays AT anu.edu.au
- Other Supervisor(s)
- Language(s) of Thesis
- English
- Department / Discipline
- New Media and Technology
- Copyright Ownership
- Tracey M Benson
- Languages Familiar to Author
- URL where full thesis can be found
- www.academia.edu/281427/ANU_PhD_thesis_submission
- Keywords
- Internet, World Wide Web, Accessibility, Activism, Social Relations, Social Justice, Hacktivists,Online, Hackers, Identity, Net Activism, Tactical Media, Web Design, Virtuality, VirtualCommunities, Refugee, Borders, Alienation, Censorship, Blogging, Mass
- Abstract: 200-500 words
- This research paper examines the role of the Internet as it relates to the development of social movements and political protest in the ‘physical’ world. It also analyses the role of independent media and reporting methodologies used by activists and net-artists.The emergence of online activism and an emphasis on collaboration, information sharing and open source tools also had a significant impact on new media arts discussions and aesthetics. The refugee activist movement in Australia is a key case study in this thesis, as it is an excellent example of how activists have used the Internet and WWW to garner support within the community and to engage people to come to protests. In addition, activists at the protests have reported these events on the WWW and this subject has also had a resounding impact within the context of contemporary and media arts.The implications of identity online is a major factor in constructing the arguments in this thesis, as the relationship between ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ space is explored in detail as it relates to personal identity and online community.