Week 12a: Social Media and Activism

Monday, November 15

For today, prepare:

• Read (4 pages): Symes, Aliyah. 2020. “In Memoriam: The Online Policing and Trivialization of Black Lives and Black Deaths.” Student Anthropologist 7 (1): 98–102. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.sda2.20200700.0020.
• Listen (91 min): Zora’s Daughters. 2021. “Liberation Don’t Cost a Thang.” Padcast. https://zorasdaughters.com/episodes/liberation-dont-cost-a-thang/
• Watch (10 min): McEachern, Qy’Darrius. 2021. “#BlackoutTuesday: Performative Activism’s Issues.” TEDxTexasStateUniversity.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_LcGj8nNoM
• Watch (18 min): amandamaryanna. 2021. “the instragram infographic industrial complex.” YouTube. March 24, 2021.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Op3aPGrrU
• Read: Kay, Jonah. 2020. “The Evolution of Instagram Activism.” Hyperallergic. October 31, 2020. https://hyperallergic.com/597846/the-evolution-of-instagram-activism/