Social media, protest cultures and political subjectivities of the Arab spring

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-104

  Markham, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arab spring; objectification; phenomenology; political subjectivity; protest cultures; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891960885     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443713511893     Document Type: Article

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