In defense of "slacktivism": The human rights campaign facebook logo as digital activism

First Monday

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Vie, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84898831055     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v19i4.4961     Document Type: Article

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