Awkward Politics: Technologies of Popfeminist Activism

by Carrie Smith-Prei and Maria Stehle

The increased use of digital tools for political activism has triggered heated debates about the effectiveness of digital campaigns for political change and feminist causes. While technology's immediacy and transnational reach have broadened the potential impact of activism, it has, at the same time, complicated the goals, materiality, and consumption of feminist actions. In Awkward Politics, Carrie Smith-Prei and Maria Stehle suggest that awkwardness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773547479
• ISBN13: 9780773547476
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"