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This book analyses a South-to-South connection between media activists and artivists - artists who are activists - in the Global South.
List of contents
1. Understanding Marginalisation and Defining South-to-South Media Activism 2. Favela Media Activism in Brazil: Collective Memories, 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, Artivism and Intersectional Feminism in a Journey from Fear to Hope 6. A Journey to the South: Asking Questions and Learning Concepts Along the Way
About the author
Andrea Medrado is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster. She is the leader of the Cultural Identities and Social Change theme at the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) and the Course Leader for the BA Digital Media programme. She also worked as a tenured Associate Professor at the Federal Fluminense University. Currently, she is the Principal Investigator on the project "AI for Social Good?". In 2018–2019, she was a Co-I in the AHRC project "e-Voices: Redressing Marginality". She is currently the Vice President of IAMCR. She has published widely in leading academic journals.
Isabella Rega is an Associate Professor in Digital Media for Social Change at Bournemouth University and Global Research Director at Jesuit Worldwide Learning. She has led several research projects funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, the British Academy, the British Council, the Swiss National Fund for Research and the Swiss Agency for Cooperation. She has published articles in various journals. She serves on the advisory board of the Journal of Media Literacy Education and is a board member of IDIA (International Development Informatics Association).
Summary
This book analyses a South-to-South connection between media activists and artivists - artists who are activists - in the Global South.
