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Abstract
My research is focused on the (r)evolution of social media activism in Nigeria. This exhibition is made up of a collection of visual material shared by a pool of activists and non-activists who participated in the #EndSARS protests.
The #EndSARS protests were a series of protests across Nigeria and other cities across the world that demanded the end of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police.
According to Neumayer and Stald (2014), the smartphone expands the range of mobile communication strategies for disseminating information in street action by enabling communication outside personal networks and sharing more potent visual examples of oppression and injustice. Through this interactive digital artwork, you are encouraged to learn about the protests from the numerous and various views of people using social media as activism and for activism. They show how social media activism offers a distinctive alternative to the dominance of attention traditionally exercised by legacy media by affording a more inclusive and representative method of creating narratives.
*The images and videos represented are collected from public social media accounts and anonymised where necessary.
The #EndSARS protests were a series of protests across Nigeria and other cities across the world that demanded the end of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police.
According to Neumayer and Stald (2014), the smartphone expands the range of mobile communication strategies for disseminating information in street action by enabling communication outside personal networks and sharing more potent visual examples of oppression and injustice. Through this interactive digital artwork, you are encouraged to learn about the protests from the numerous and various views of people using social media as activism and for activism. They show how social media activism offers a distinctive alternative to the dominance of attention traditionally exercised by legacy media by affording a more inclusive and representative method of creating narratives.
*The images and videos represented are collected from public social media accounts and anonymised where necessary.
| Original language | English |
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| Media of output | Film |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | (Re)Imagine Creative Cultures - Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jun 2023 → 2 Jun 2023 |
Keywords
- social network analysis
- social media activism
- postcolonialism
- #EndSARS
- networked narratives
- networked microcelebrity
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(Re)Imagine Creative Cultures
Ezeonyeka, G. (Organising Committee), Gauhe, G. (Organising Committee), Westwood, H. L. (Organising Committee) & Ingram, C. (Organising Committee)
1 Jun 2023 → 2 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference