Online Activism as a Tool for Anti-Racist Social Change
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2019
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The aim of this thesis is to study the way in which virtual communities, specifically
racialized communities, seize the online world to strengthen their racial identities. An
analysis of past and present heroes will also be explored to better understand the relation between modern social constructs and online activism.
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virtual communities, racial identity, racialized communities, online activism, minority groups, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Obama, social media, memes, black identity, Arab spring, Indigenous Protests