Capturing Injustice
The Screenshot as a Tool for Sousveillance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21637482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryan M Jenkins (0000-0002-6883-869X, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA, corresponding author), Emily M Cramer (0000-0003-0867-7713, Strategic, Legal and Management Communication, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-433 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Howard Journal of Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1064-6175 • E-ISSN: 1096-4649 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10646175.2022.2032884 |
| OpenAlex | W4210673513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 37 |
Framing the screenshot as a tiny-but-mighty tool for digital sousveillance, this case study explores the use of screenshots in online social justice movements, specifically those dedicated to identifying and eradicating systemic racism. Using one antiracism-focused Twitter account as a single case for analysis, we examined how social justice advocates may use the screenshot to “watch from below.” Grounded theory qualitative analysis of 228 screenshots posted to the Racism Watchdog account (@RacismDog) between June 2019 and June 2020 revealed that screenshots offer a means to capture and call attention to injustices in online spaces. Equipping users with the ability to select and frame content appearing onscreen, screenshots also allow users to emphasize portions of racist comments, incorporate information to support an argument, juxtapose bits of information to highlight rhetorical contradictions, and occasionally to bring levity to those engaged in online activism. We discuss the screenshot as an effective, visually persuasive tool in online sousveillance
Content analysis · Frame analysis · Grounded theory · Injustice · Linguistics · Media studies · Qualitative research · Racism · Rhetorical question · Social justice · Social media · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Gender Studies · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
Embodied Experience and Emotional Labor
Frozen discourse
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The legitimation of screenshots as visual evidence in social media
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The resistive potential of graffiti
Who are Shunzhi ? Subaltern politics and the making of ‘the other’ in Chinese queer activism
Eyes on the street
The extrajudicial digital
Grounded Theory e Mídia Sociais
Communication and Persuasion
Visual Persuasion
Beyond the Hashtags
Redefining screenshots
The Cultural Geography Reader
The citizen drone
Twitter Fingers and Echo Chambers
Hashtagging hate
Racialized Surveillance
Policing Made Visible
Stay Vigilant”
Digital Sousveillance
New Media and the power politics of sousveillance in a surveillance-dominated world
Introduction
Digital Defense
SayHerName
Context, visibility, and control
Policing in an era of sousveillance
(Re)Imagining Intersectional Democracy from Black Feminism to Hashtag Activism
Fluidity, Promiscuity, and Mash-Ups
Laughing While Black
The social media response to Black Lives Matter
Sousveillance
Coding, braiding, transmission
The concepts of surveillance and sousveillance
Between Surveillance and Sousveillance
SayHerName
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |