Battles Over Issues” in Networked Publics
Investigating the Discursive Mobilization of the Antifascist Frame on Twitter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6209936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Pavan (0000-0001-8693-5998, †Elena Pavan is Associate Professor at the University of Trento. Andrea Rapini is Associate Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Direct correspondence to [email protected]., corresponding author), A Rapini (0000-0002-2492-756X, AOL (United States)) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-90 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilization An International Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1086-671X • E-ISSN: 1938-1514 |
| Publisher | Mobilization Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17813/1086-671x-27-1-69 |
| OpenAlex | W4220685883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
In this article we explore the discursive mobilization of movement frames within networked publics—a form of unorganized digital activism through which movement organizations, activists, and citizens politicize ordinary conversations by engaging in adversarial meaning-making dynamics online. Leaning on large-scale semantic network analysis and content analysis, we investigate the mobilization of the frame of antifascism within the conversation that sparked on Twitter after the brutal shooting of a group of African citizens by an Italian neo-fascist militant in 2018. We pay particular attention to how the discursive mobilization of the frame of antifascism occurs immediately after the shooting and how it evolves particularly in connection with offline protests. Our results shed light on the fluid nature of discursive mobilization patterns which underpin both the identification with the antifascist tradition and attempts to delegitimize this instance of collective action
Aesthetics · Collective identity · Content analysis · Conversation · Epistemology · Frame analysis · Media studies · Militant · Mobilization · Political science · Politics · Publics · Social mobilization · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Communication · Engineering · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |