Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Workshop Announcement: (Re)thinking Protest Camps: governance, spatiality, affect and media

Posted on March 4, 2012 by protestcamp

Booking is now open for this free one day workshop, “(Re)thinking Protest Camps: governance, spatiality, affect and media” to be held on Tuesday 26 June 2012 at the University of Leicester, UK. Instructions and an online form to reserve a place … Continue reading →

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Beware of False Friends: Reflections on TIME’s praise of ‘The Protester’

Posted on December 20, 2011 by drfigtree

Last week Time Magazine announced The Protester as its person of the year. Celebrating individuals fighting for equality and democracy around the world, this year’s most important person followed in the footsteps of facebook founder and entrepreneur extraordinaire Mark Zuckerberg … Continue reading →

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Protest Camps is interviewed in the latest issue of FUSE Magazine

Posted on October 15, 2011 by drfigtree

For its special issue on Egypt and the Arab Spring, Fuse editor Gina Badger asked Anna Feigenbaum to share her insights on social media and social change. Drawing on her research and teaching, Dr. Feigenbaum challenged the idea that social … Continue reading →

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Reflection on the London Riots

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drfigtree

The Youth of the Middle East rise up for basic freedoms. The Youth of London rise up for a HD ready 42″ Plasma TV #londonriots Top Tweet, Day six. Despite the onslaught of corporate, independent and citizen media analyses saturating the … Continue reading →

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