WTF was Kony 2012? Considerations for Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies (CCCS)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7513182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayson Harsin (0000-0002-8696-8834, Baruch College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 265-272 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-1420 • E-ISSN: 1479-4233 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14791420.2013.806149 |
| OpenAlex | W2068879115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article discusses the (in)famous Kony 2012 (Kony) viral video, which had a record-100 million views in six days. It discusses its unique status as a viral advocacy video by NGO Invisible Children (IC) to make Joseph Kony “famous.” Theorizing Kony's eventfulness entails insights for twenty-first-century communication and critical cultural studies, which note the obsolescence of past critical trends in CCCS: especially regarding virality, imitation, attention, affect, citizenship, subjectivity, power, control, participation, and protest
Affect (linguistics · Business · Citizenship · Epistemology · Imitation · Obsolescence · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Subjectivity · Communication · Law · Literacy, Media, and Education · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2016 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |