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This semester we learned about many topics within Civic Media. Some important topics that were outlined this semester were mobilization and recruitment, clicktivism and KONY 2012, external and internal mobilization, various types of street art and activism, the walls of Buenos Aires, the Black Church’s role in providing support to the civil rights movement, hip-hopContinue reading “Week 16 Blog”

Hi all! I am back on week 12 of my blog. A lot of time has passed and I am officially doing blogs from my home now since all of my classes are now being taught virtually due to the coronavirus. Some key points we learned about this week were mental health issues and homelessness.Continue reading “Week 12 Blog”

Hi and welcome back to week 6 of my blog! This past week we learned about how the black church provided crucial support to the emerging civil rights movement. The black church provided critical support to the emerging civil rights movement in that they were able to support their own ministers. Although not all blackContinue reading “Week 6 Blog”

Hi welcome back to week 5 of my blog! This past week we studied a lot about street art and activism with ‘The Slumlord Project’ in Baltimore. One theory we focused on was the Broken Windows Theory. This theory is entails visible signs of crime and anti-social behavior that creates an urban environment to encourageContinue reading “Week 5 Blog”

One issue we focused on this week was the Kony2012 video. Kony2012 was a film created to make the Ugandan cult and militia leader Joseph Kony known so they could have him arrested by the end of 2012. Joseph Kony kidnapped over 30,000 children to strengthen his army. He forced the boys to become soldiersContinue reading “Week 3 blog”

In this past week’s class we learned about various theories of social movements. One theory that we learned about was the Collective Behavior Theory. This theory is often labeled as ‘strain’ or a ‘breakdown’ theory because they tend to posit that collective behavior comes about during a period of social disruption, when grievances are felt,Continue reading “Week 2 Blog”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”